Has anyone else notice these insanely fast time trials/ races? I don’t even know what to call them. It’s like a dream or something. Everytime I turn on YouTube people are running insanely fast times from Donovan Brazier to this recent trial to Shelby Hoihan and Moh Ahmed. Lopez Lomong sub 13. Wow. Even Gwen Jorgensen who had not been running well dropped her 3k PR by an impressive 22 seconds. Jakob Ingebrigsten sets 5k road record with a negative split 7:00, 6:29.
There are many more examples...
What is going on?
Is it psychological because it was and Olympic year peak?
Are people more rested?
Less stressed out?