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Henrik Ingebrigtsen had no way of knowing that he was about to help shape the future of track-and-field fashion when, as a teenager in Norway nearly 20 years ago, he ordered a form-fitting one-piece speedsuit from Nike that was designed for 100- and 200-meter sprinters.
The twist was that Ingebrigtsen was not a sprinter. Instead, he specialized in the 1,500 meters, a middle-distance event that was the province of much more conservative attire.