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 track and subject report on the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by operating a mile in beneath 4 minutes. Martin's run broke a record that had stood for nearly 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 became the primary excessive schooler to run a mile in below four minutes in 1964, then broke his personal document 5 times earlier than 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 only athlete to do so in excessive school-only competition, without the use of a pacer.

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

"I might like to suppose that it is not loopy for me to say that it's a dream now," Martin instructed CBS News. "Clearly, I'm nonetheless a long ways away and have some work to do, but I'm assured in my skill. I have the dream, now I just need to put the work in and chase it."

Primarily based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's desires may very effectively be in reach. After his report run in the 1960s, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, profitable silver in 1500m during the 1968 Mexico Metropolis Olympics.