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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wood High School Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious track and area report on the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by running a mile in under 4 minutes. Martin's run broke a record that had stood for almost 60 years.

Martin ran a mile in 3:57:98 without the aid of a pacer, breaking a document that had been set by Jim Ryun in 1965.

Ryun grew to become the first high schooler to run a mile in below 4 minutes in 1964, then broke his personal file five times earlier than 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 break 4 minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in out of doors runs. It must be famous, although, that Ryun was the only athlete to take action in high school-only competitors, without the use of a pacer.

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

"I would like to assume that it's not crazy for me to say that it's a dream now," Martin instructed CBS News. "Clearly, I'm still an extended ways away and have some work to do, but I'm assured in my ability. 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 desires might very properly be in attain. After his file run in the Nineteen Sixties, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, successful silver in 1500m through the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.