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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wooden Excessive Faculty Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious track and field file at the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by running a mile in underneath 4 minutes. Martin's run broke a file that had stood for nearly 60 years.

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

Ryun grew to become the primary high schooler to run a mile in below four minutes in 1964, then broke his personal record five instances before graduating. Ryun's time of record was 3:58.3, a mark which Martin broke by less than a second.

Martin is now the 14th American high school athlete to interrupt four minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in outside runs. It must be famous, though, that Ryun was the only athlete to do so in high school-only competitors, with out the use of a pacer.

Martin's run was a major milestone he prepares to attend the College of Virginia upon graduation. Talking about his long-term goals, Martin hopes to become an Olympic athlete.

"I might wish to assume that it isn't loopy for me to say that it is a dream now," Martin informed CBS Information. "Clearly, I'm still a long methods away and have some work to do, however I am confident in my capacity. I have the dream, now I simply should 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 record run within the Nineteen Sixties, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, successful silver in 1500m through the 1968 Mexico Metropolis Olympics.