High schooler runs sub-4 minute mile, breaks record that had stood since 1965

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wood High Faculty Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious observe and area document at the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by operating a mile in under four minutes. Martin's run broke a file that had stood for almost 60 years.

Martin ran a mile in 3:57:98 with out the aid of a pacer, breaking a document that had been set by Jim Ryun in 1965.

Ryun turned the first high schooler to run a mile in under 4 minutes in 1964, then broke his personal report 5 times earlier than graduating. Ryun's time of report was 3:58.3, a mark which Martin broke by lower than a second.

Martin is now the 14th American highschool athlete to interrupt four minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in outdoor runs. It must be noted, though, that Ryun was the only athlete to do so in high school-only competitors, without the usage of a pacer.

Martin's run was a significant milestone he prepares to attend the College of Virginia upon commencement. Speaking about his long-term objectives, Martin hopes to turn out to be an Olympic athlete.

"I'd wish to think that it isn't crazy for me to say that it's a dream now," Martin told CBS Information. "Obviously, I am nonetheless a protracted methods away and have some work to do, but I'm assured in my skill. I've the dream, now I simply have to put the work in and chase it."

Primarily based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's dreams might very properly be in attain. After his document run within the Nineteen Sixties, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, profitable silver in 1500m during the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.