Excessive schooler runs sub-4 minute mile, breaks document that had stood since 1965

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wooden High College Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious track and subject file on the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by working a mile in beneath 4 minutes. Martin's run broke a file that had stood for practically 60 years.

Martin ran a mile in 3:57:98 without the help of a pacer, breaking a record that had been set by Jim Ryun in 1965.

Ryun became the primary excessive schooler to run a mile in beneath four minutes in 1964, then broke his personal document five instances 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 break 4 minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in outdoor runs. It must be noted, although, that Ryun was the one athlete to take action in high school-only competition, with out the use of a pacer.

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

"I'd prefer to think that it isn't crazy for me to say that it's a dream now," Martin informed CBS Information. "Obviously, I'm still a long methods away and have some work to do, but I'm confident in my means. I have the dream, now I just should put the work in and chase it."

Based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's goals might very nicely be in attain. After his record run in the Sixties, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, profitable silver in 1500m in the course of the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.