[gumpzilla]

I remember coming home from cross-country practice in high school just in time for that 200m final. It is the only time I've ever seen televised track and field and been blown away by a performance.

Now on to the meat of what I was going to say: The world record that Michael Johnson broke in 1996 was held by Pietro Mennea of Italy, with a 19.72. That record was set in 1979. 26 years later, I find a grand total of 4 official, legal 200m times faster than this. 3 of those are held by Michael Johnson. 3 of them are within .06 of that 1979 record. Your comment that top high school runners in 40 years will be beating Michael Johnson's record - which is currently a full .3 seconds faster than anything else officially timed under legal conditions, as far as I can tell - just seems kind of silly when held up to these results.