I wonder if part of the emotion here is around some full-time athletes running slower than those who are working and have families. Northern Irish runner Kevin Seaward ran 2:10 while working as a full-time teacher and Sinead Diver set the Australian record of 2:21 while working in IT and has a family with kids. Maybe some of these full-time athletes will reach the end of their running career and feel disappointed with what they achieved yet because they put all their eggs in the running basket they now don't have other things in their life. I'm not saying people shouldn't go all in but I guess I would want them to know the possible outcomes and that they're making fully informed decisions.