+1
He was very detailed about this too in the super enlightening LRC podcast. He explained that the sharpening for the record versus a championship race are mutually exclusive (according to Jerry, but Fisher seems to agree). As a person who stopped being competitive in HS (!!), I thought this was fascinating. Yes, he was ready to run 12:50 and 26:30, but that’s not at all like being ready to medal in the 3 or 5 at worlds. He had to choose.