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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wood High School Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious observe and discipline record on the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by working a mile in below four minutes. Martin's run broke a document that had stood for nearly 60 years.

Martin ran a mile in 3:57:98 with out assistance from a pacer, breaking a file that had been set by Jim Ryun in 1965.

Ryun turned the first excessive schooler to run a mile in beneath four minutes in 1964, then broke his personal file 5 instances earlier than graduating. Ryun's time of report was 3:58.3, a mark which Martin broke by less than a second.

Martin is now the 14th American high school athlete to break four minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in outdoor runs. It ought to be noted, though, that Ryun was the one athlete to take action in high school-only competitors, with out the use of a pacer.

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

"I'd like to suppose that it's not loopy for me to say that it's a dream now," Martin informed CBS Information. "Clearly, I am still a long methods away and have some work to do, but I'm confident in my ability. I have the dream, now I just must put the work in and chase it."

Based mostly on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's dreams may very nicely be in reach. After his record run within the Nineteen Sixties, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, profitable silver in 1500m through the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.