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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wooden High School Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious observe and area document at the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by operating a mile in under 4 minutes. Martin's run broke a document that had stood for nearly 60 years.

Martin ran a mile in 3:57:98 without assistance from a pacer, breaking a record that had been set by Jim Ryun in 1965.

Ryun grew to become the first excessive schooler to run a mile in beneath four minutes in 1964, then broke his personal record five occasions 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 interrupt four minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in outdoor runs. It needs to be noted, although, that Ryun was the only athlete to take action in high school-only competitors, with out the usage of a pacer.

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

"I would like to think that it is not loopy for me to say that it's a dream now," Martin told CBS Information. "Clearly, I am still an extended ways away and have some work to do, but I am assured in my capacity. I have the dream, now I simply must put the work in and chase it."

Based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's desires might very effectively be in reach. After his report run within the Sixties, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, winning silver in 1500m during the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.