BEIJING — There was little time to ponder the significance of Michael Phelps' record-tying seventh gold medal in a single Olympiad on Saturday. There were other stories to write before heading out to National Stadium to see the evening's track and field competition. And, oh yeah, lunch was on the agenda, too.
About 12 hours after Phelps' nail-biting victory, by 0.01 seconds over Milorad Cavic in the men's 100-meter butterfly final, Jamaica's Usain Bolt exhibited super-human speed in the 100-meter dash.
It'll be impossible to forget either achievement.