could be. or maybe the motivation wasn't there this year, and he needed a wake up call. There was an interview with him I think last fall, where he was talking about after 25, taking a year to experiment with some other events.
This upcoming women's 800 is legitimately insane and maybe the most unpredictable event of the whole meet. 8 of 9 women have run under 1:59 this season (+ Valery Tobias who's no slouch either), and only 1 of them has run under 1:58 (Wiley). I genuinely think all 9 of them have a serious shot, and I couldn't tell you who the favorites are (Akins? Wiley? but only by a smidge). Not sure the last time a Finals at USAs has been so completely wide open.
I want to hear where people are putting their money right now, less than an hour before the race.
Excuse me, 8 of 9 have run under 1:58.5 this season. That's 7 women with current/recent fitness less than half a second apart.