I’ve been following the sport pretty closely for over a decade, I was watching on TV when Clayton won his NCAA 10k, watched most of his big races. I’ve seen him in person multiple times. I also work in the medical field and examine ~10 people a day. It is my opinion that 2026 Clayton looks different, he has lost weight. He looks aged, a little gaunt. He has lost fat in his face. If I were describing him professionally I would say he has a malnourished.
His wife has been posting pictures of Clayton’s food, and I guess people have been responding to the effect that he isn’t eating enough. Today on her instagram she felt the need to defend the portion sizes. Interesting. I would be not be surprised if we see a great year followed by many injury problems.