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

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

Martin ran a mile in 3:57:98 without the aid of a pacer, breaking a record 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 file five instances earlier than graduating. Ryun's time of report was 3:58.3, a mark which Martin broke by lower 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 out of doors runs. It must be noted, though, that Ryun was the only athlete to take action in high school-only competition, with out using a pacer.

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

"I might like to suppose that it's not crazy for me to say that it is a dream now," Martin advised CBS News. "Clearly, I am nonetheless a long methods away and have some work to do, but I am confident in my capability. I have the dream, now I simply need to put the work in and chase it."

Based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's desires may very nicely be in attain. After his report run within the 1960s, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, profitable silver in 1500m in the course of the 1968 Mexico Metropolis Olympics.