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He stated that time was “of the essence.”

None of them spent even 100 games in the minor leagues, and almost all of that limited time was spent at the highest levels of the minors.

The race was seen as an assault on the world record, and while the field were ultimately 10 seconds off the mark set by Joshua Cheptegei in 2020, Young's time was the second best this year, with even 10th-placed Dominic Lobalu setting a Swiss record.

Recounting those intimate details to a room full of strangers for the second time was "exhausting", Ms Haley later told the BBC.

Was this three wasted months when time was of the essence for him and England?