Like Rooks, he can probably be world class competitive in a time trial style steeple when it isn’t so hot. I just think she was prepped for the Hamilton is a star story.
I think Rooks is showing that anyone who wants to beat him needs to set a fast pace and try to drop him.
Ky Robinson showed the same thing in the 5k and 10k. The heat forcing slow paces worked out perfectly for the guys with the best last 400.