Excessive 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 observe and subject report on the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by working a mile in underneath 4 minutes. Martin's run broke a record that had stood for almost 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 primary excessive schooler to run a mile in underneath 4 minutes in 1964, then broke his personal record 5 occasions earlier than 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 must be noted, though, that Ryun was the one athlete to take action in high school-only competition, without using a pacer.

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

"I would prefer to suppose that it's not crazy for me to say that it's a dream now," Martin instructed CBS Information. "Clearly, I'm still an extended methods away and have some work to do, however I'm confident in my ability. I've the dream, now I simply must put the work in and chase it."

Primarily based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's dreams might very nicely be in reach. After his document run in the Sixties, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, profitable silver in 1500m in the course of the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.