realistically he's probably thinking "what more can i accomplish with my level of talent?" The guy placed 4th at the trials in the 10k, was top american in boston and NYC a couple of times, and got to compete as a pro for about a decade. He was really just missing the title of "olympian" which seems unlikely for 2028. He's had a pretty solid career by american D running standards.
realistically he's probably thinking "what more can i accomplish with my level of talent?" The guy placed 4th at the trials in the 10k, was top american in boston and NYC a couple of times, and got to compete as a pro for about a decade. He was really just missing the title of "olympian" which seems unlikely for 2028. He's had a pretty solid career by american D running standards.
realistically he's probably thinking "what more can i accomplish with my level of talent?" The guy placed 4th at the trials in the 10k, was top american in boston and NYC a couple of times, and got to compete as a pro for about a decade. He was really just missing the title of "olympian" which seems unlikely for 2028. He's had a pretty solid career by american D running standards.
He placed 4th in 2016, 30 seconds back of #3.
Typo - 4th. It’s not like he was outkicked at the line for 4th