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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wooden High School Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious track and subject record on the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by working a mile in below 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 file that had been set by Jim Ryun in 1965.

Ryun grew to become the primary high schooler to run a mile in underneath 4 minutes in 1964, then broke his own record five times 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 break 4 minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in out of doors runs. It needs to be noted, though, that Ryun was the only athlete to do so in high school-only competition, with out the usage of a pacer.

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

"I would prefer to assume that it isn't crazy for me to say that it's a dream now," Martin told CBS Information. "Clearly, I am nonetheless a long ways away and have some work to do, but I'm confident in my potential. I have the dream, now I just have to put the work in and chase it."

Based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's desires might very effectively be in attain. After his record run within the Nineteen Sixties, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, profitable silver in 1500m throughout the 1968 Mexico Metropolis Olympics.