Gout Gout is blessed with the ability to fall asleep anywhere. Well, the middle seat in economy can be a challenge, but nodding off in an aisle or window seat is no problem. “I like getting on the plane and putting on a nice movie or music playlist and just falling asleep,” Gout tells Highflyer. Being able to sleep well on planes, he says, means jet lag is rarely a problem.
The 18-year-old star sprinter has plenty of air miles ahead to refine his low-maintenance travel routine. Once the domestic track and field season wraps up in April, Gout will jet to Miami for a photoshoot with Adidas. He’ll then join Olympic 100-metre champion Noah Lyles for a two-week training camp at Clermont, Florida. He’ll make his way to Europe in early June for meets in Oslo and Czech Republic, followed by the World Under-20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, in August.
