Ingebrigtsen, who won the Diamond League premiere in Gateshead on Sunday, made his appearance in a Norwegian podcast.
- If I win Olympic gold in the near future, or set a world record or something, it would be hard to keep betting, says Ingebrigtsen in the podcast "Ida with heart in heart in hand" and feels that life is too short to just spend to athletics.
- But before I reach my goals, I want to be as good as I can.
If I run as fast as I want and take the medals I want, then I really want to do other things as well, says Ingebrigtsen.
Formula 1 attracts
He points out a completely different direction in life.
- But if I am satisfied and feel that I have achieved what I want, I will start a family and spend time with it and do other nice things.
Maybe see if I can become a Formula 1 driver or something.
It would have been fun, he says with a smile.
When NRK asks about the outcome, Ingebrigtsen messes back:
"I strive to take many medals, so I do not necessarily have to stop for one," writes Ingbrigtsen, who was close to losing motivation at the age of 15 but got it back when he met his girlfriend Elisabeth Asserson, with whom he is engaged.
She was with him when it was double European Championship gold in Berlin 2018 (1500 and 5000 meters), then only 17 years old.
In recent years, 1,500 meters has been dominated by Kenyan Timothy Cheruiyot.
The reigning world champion showed class when he won the Diamond League gala in Doha yesterday at 3.30.48.
Then Ingebrigtsen was not with.
- I have approached him every year and hope to beat him sometime this season, at least in the Olympics, Ingebrigtsen said after the win in Gateshead.