How did tom sietas improve so fast?

Question

he went from 9:15 to 10:12 in a few months! the improvement before was small in record increases: 8:58, 9:04, 9:08

Answer 1

Yea, if tom is going from 9:15 to 10:12 in a few months he is NOT making progress but rather losing skill rather fast.

Answer 2

dude, is that his times? b/c if it is, then that's getting worse. you don't want that. you want your times to get smaller, not bigger.