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

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

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

Ryun grew to become the primary high schooler to run a mile in below four minutes in 1964, then broke his own document 5 instances before graduating. Ryun's time of file was 3:58.3, a mark which Martin broke by less than a second.

Martin is now the 14th American highschool athlete to break 4 minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in out of doors runs. It ought 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 major milestone he prepares to attend the College of Virginia upon commencement. Speaking about his long-term targets, Martin hopes to turn into an Olympic athlete.

"I would prefer to think that it isn't loopy for me to say that it's a dream now," Martin instructed CBS Information. "Clearly, I'm still a protracted ways away and have some work to do, but I am confident in my capacity. I have the dream, now I just have to put the work in and chase it."

Primarily based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's desires could very well be in attain. After his record run within the Sixties, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, successful silver in 1500m during the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.