Narve Gilde Nordås assistant coach Per Svela considers the situation within the Norwegian team to be very unfair.
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I myself am an active runner weighing 5,000 meters under 13:30 Per Svela is in an interesting position at the World Championships in Budapest as an accredited member of the Norwegian team. He is the surprise bronze medalist in the 1,500 meters Narve By Gilde Nordås as an assistant coach and assistant to his actual coach For Gjert Ingebrigtsen.
When this season, Nordås, who squeezed seven seconds below his record to 3:29.47, took his World Championship bronze By Josh Kerr and his former training partner by Jakob Ingebrigtsen behind, one man was missing from the stands.
– Gjert watched the race from the hotel. He is not an accredited member of the team and would not have been able to go to the warm-up field or the coach’s stand, so he decided this way, the coach on the day of the competition, both at that time and on the final Sunday of the World Championships, Svela, who is located under the coach, tells Urheilu.
Total break
The reason for the treatment of Gjert Ingebrigtsen is fine documented. From the beginning of 2022, it is known that due to internal family reasons, he drifted into a complete rift with his runner sons Jakob, Henrik’s and Philip’s with.
Jakob moved to Henrik’s coaching. In Budapest, his unwavering stance prevented the father from being accredited as a member of the team; the leadership of the country’s federation waved its mega tail in front.
The superstar’s inflexibility also forced Nordås to settle outside the team hotel in the same hotel as the coach, which has become logistical challenges.
– Everyone understands how the situation looks to outsiders. Of course, one can wonder if Narve can be treated this way as a World Cup medalist in the future. However, I think you can also think about whether any member of the team can be treated in this way, commented Svela.
He emphasized that it is not about the conflict between the runners.
When the cooperation between the sons and the father ended like a wall, Nordås and Svela remained in the training group led by Gjert Ingebrigtsen. The trio lives in Norway in the area of Stavanger and its neighboring town Sandnes. Svela wants to make it clear how important Gjert Ingebrigtsen has been to Narve Gilde Nordås’ sensational season.
Crucial importance
– No Gjerti, no medal. His training has been absolutely decisive both physically and mentally. Contrary to what many people might think, it’s always nice to go to Gjerti’s workouts and there’s a lot of humor in the workouts. He is a self-taught coach in a good way and a great overall planner.
Nordås has been training with father Ingebrigtsen’s programs since 2014. The boys were in the same training group for years, Jakob until the end of the year 2021.
– For years, Narve went to school as well as part-time jobs. He finished them because Gjert wanted him to. With such a heavy total load, development would have stopped.
Nordås is currently studying at university, but at his own pace, so to speak.
According to Per Svela, the extra hassle in Budapest has not bothered Nordås.
– It had been prepared for, and it had been discussed with Gjerti.
On Sunday evening, Nordås is not among the early favorites for the 5,000-meter final, even though he has run his record 13:05.38 this season. The level of travel has been really tough in the last summer.
Initially, Nordås tried to break through specifically at 5,000 meters.
– I believe that it can become his main trip again within 4-5 years, says Svela.