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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wood High Faculty Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious observe and discipline file on the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by operating a mile in below 4 minutes. Martin's run broke a document that had stood for almost 60 years.

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

Ryun grew to become the first high schooler to run a mile in under 4 minutes in 1964, then broke his personal document 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 highschool athlete to interrupt 4 minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in outdoor runs. It should be famous, although, that Ryun was the one athlete to take action in excessive school-only competition, without the use of a pacer.

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

"I might wish to think that it isn't crazy for me to say that it's a dream now," Martin instructed CBS News. "Obviously, I am still an extended methods away and have some work to do, however I am assured in my capacity. I have the dream, now I simply must put the work in and chase it."

Primarily based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's desires might very properly be in attain. After his record run in the Sixties, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, winning silver in 1500m in the course of the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.