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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wood Excessive College Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious monitor and area record at the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by running a mile in beneath 4 minutes. Martin's run broke a record that had stood for practically 60 years.

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

Ryun turned the primary high schooler to run a mile in beneath 4 minutes in 1964, then broke his personal record 5 occasions 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 highschool athlete to interrupt four minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in outdoor runs. It must be noted, although, 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 serious milestone he prepares to attend the College of Virginia upon commencement. Speaking about his long-term goals, Martin hopes to turn into an Olympic athlete.

"I'd like to suppose that it isn't loopy 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 potential. I've the dream, now I simply need to put the work in and chase it."

Primarily based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's goals could 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 Metropolis Olympics.