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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wooden Excessive Faculty Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious monitor and area document on the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by working a mile in underneath four minutes. Martin's run broke a document that had stood for almost 60 years.

Martin ran a mile in 3:57:98 without the aid of 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 beneath four minutes in 1964, then broke his own record 5 instances 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 outdoor runs. It ought to be noted, though, that Ryun was the only athlete to take action in excessive school-only competition, without using a pacer.

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

"I would wish to think that it is not crazy for me to say that it's a dream now," Martin advised CBS Information. "Clearly, I am still an extended ways away and have some work to do, but I am confident in my skill. I've the dream, now I simply need to put the work in and chase it."

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