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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wooden Excessive School Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious observe and subject file at the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by working a mile in below four minutes. Martin's run broke a record that had stood for practically 60 years.

Martin ran a mile in 3:57:98 without the help of a pacer, breaking a document that had been set by Jim Ryun in 1965.

Ryun became the primary high schooler to run a mile in under four minutes in 1964, then broke his own document five times before graduating. Ryun's time of document was 3:58.3, a mark which Martin broke by lower 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 must be famous, although, that Ryun was the only athlete to do so in high school-only competitors, with out the usage of a pacer.

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

"I would wish to think that it isn't loopy for me to say that it's a dream now," Martin advised CBS News. "Obviously, I'm still an extended methods away and have some work to do, but I am assured in my skill. I have the dream, now I just need to put the work in and chase it."

Based mostly on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's desires could very properly be in reach. After his record run in the Sixties, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, profitable silver in 1500m during the 1968 Mexico Metropolis Olympics.