It surprises me that no one else has posted a commentary on this. I was a distance runner - and coach thereof - but I am awed and fascinated by excellence in any field. As an oldtimer, I well remember Carter's feat - and his later Olympic silver and long, excellent NFL career. But Gault has provided lots of details about his high school career that I never knew or had forgotten. Almost entirely self-taught/coached. An extremely focused and hard-working athlete. And almost certainly clean. (I urge the skeptics to read Gault's piece before commenting.) Plus he seems like a genuinely good person/husband/father.