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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wooden High Faculty Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious observe and field file on the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by operating a mile in underneath 4 minutes. Martin's run broke a report that had stood for practically 60 years.

Martin ran a mile in 3:57:98 without assistance from a pacer, breaking a report 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 record five times before graduating. Ryun's time of record was 3:58.3, a mark which Martin broke by less than a second.

Martin is now the 14th American highschool athlete to break four minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in out of doors runs. It should be noted, though, that Ryun was the only athlete to do so in high school-only competitors, with out the use of a pacer.

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

"I'd wish to think that it is not loopy for me to say that it's a dream now," Martin informed CBS Information. "Clearly, I'm still an extended ways away and have some work to do, however I'm assured in my ability. I have the dream, now I just need to put the work in and chase it."

Primarily based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's goals may very nicely be in attain. After his report run in the 1960s, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, successful silver in 1500m in the course of the 1968 Mexico Metropolis Olympics.