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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wooden Excessive Faculty Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious monitor and field record at the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by operating a mile in under 4 minutes. Martin's run broke a report that had stood for practically 60 years.

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

Ryun grew to become the primary excessive schooler to run a mile in below four minutes in 1964, then broke his personal report five 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 high school athlete to break 4 minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in outdoor runs. It must be noted, although, that Ryun was the only athlete to do so in excessive school-only competition, with out the use of 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 turn into an Olympic athlete.

"I might like to think that it is not crazy for me to say that it is a dream now," Martin informed CBS News. "Obviously, I am nonetheless an extended ways away and have some work to do, but I'm assured in my skill. I've the dream, now I simply have to put the work in and chase it."

Primarily based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's goals may very nicely be in attain. After his record run in the 1960s, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, winning silver in 1500m throughout the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.