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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wood Excessive Faculty Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious monitor and area record on the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by running a mile in below four minutes. Martin's run broke a record that had stood for practically 60 years.

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

Ryun became the first excessive schooler to run a mile in below 4 minutes in 1964, then broke his own file five occasions before graduating. Ryun's time of file was 3:58.3, a mark which Martin broke by lower than a second.

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

Martin's run was a significant milestone he prepares to attend the University of Virginia upon commencement. Speaking about his long-term goals, Martin hopes to change into an Olympic athlete.

"I would like to think that it is not crazy for me to say that it is a dream now," Martin told CBS News. "Obviously, I am still an extended ways away and have some work to do, however I'm assured in my capability. I have the dream, now I just should put the work in and chase it."

Based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's dreams may very nicely be in reach. After his document run within the Sixties, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, profitable silver in 1500m throughout the 1968 Mexico Metropolis Olympics.