Reporters wrote:
an under performer considering the talent displayed in his youth. No one accepts his boats about his training because they aren't reflected in his racing.
Gerry had the WR in the 6-mile/10,000m and was less than a second from the WR in the 3-mile/5000m. That's better than any other American in history in the distance events.
He peaked at 20. But understand, he already had more miles in his system than other World Class runners have by age 25. That caused him to reach his potential sooner.