The middle distance runner got symptoms from the first vaccination. The entire Ingebrigtsen brother series has been vaccinated twice.
17.10. 18:59
Norwegian medium distance star runner Filip Ingebrigtsen has finally received an explanation for its weak season, the Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang (VG) said on Sunday night.
According to VG, the reason for the sluggishness is the after-symptoms caused by the coronary vaccine taken by Ingebrigtsen. Ingebrigtsen, 28, received confirmation on Monday.
He says he felt completely knocked out at times. Since everyday things have been a struggle for the runner as well, numerous blood tests have been done to clarify the situation.
“It’s very boring because I have a 1.5 year old daughter and I want to play with her and follow her growth,” the runner says.
The situation has been the worst in terms of training. When the body resists strenuous training, the feeling is frustrating for the endurance runner.
“It’s a struggle. Heavy from the first meters. We aim for good fitness and flow, and the less often we get to it, the harder it is to be motivated to train. It has really affected motivation, ”he describes.
Olympic year at his championships, the Toruń European Championships and the Tokyo Olympics, Ingebrigtsen’s contract ended in the early stages of the 1,500-meter run.
While the cause of the difficulties is now clear, the runner’s problems are not over. Coach father Gjert Ingebrigtsen says the level is nowhere near as it should be.
“We just have to be patient and see if the situation improves. There is nothing else we can do. He’s not sick, his body just doesn’t work. ”
Filip Ingebrigtsen is the 1,500-meter European champion from Amsterdam 2016 and the World Championship bronze medalist from London 2017. Although the aftermath had a negative effect on Ingebrigtsen, the runner does not say he regrets taking the vaccine.
“I’m pretty sure I would have done the same thing again,” he says.
Also other runners in the family Henrik Ingebrigtsen and Jakob Ingebrigtsen are fully vaccinated according to the VG.
“It’s more important to survive than to be good somewhere. Measures to cope with such a serious illness cannot be regretted, ”says Gjert Ingebrigtsen.
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