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

Gary Martin, a senior at Archbishop Wooden High School Warminster, Penn., broke a prestigious track and area file at the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship on Monday by operating a mile in underneath four minutes. Martin's run broke a document that had stood for nearly 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 became the primary excessive schooler to run a mile in beneath 4 minutes in 1964, then broke his personal document five occasions before graduating. Ryun's time of file was 3:58.3, a mark which Martin broke by lower than a second.

Martin is now the 14th American highschool athlete to interrupt 4 minutes, and his time now ranks third all-time in outdoor runs. It should be noted, though, that Ryun was the one athlete to take action in high school-only competition, without the use of a pacer.

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

"I would like to assume that it's not loopy for me to say that it's a dream now," Martin told CBS News. "Obviously, I'm nonetheless a protracted methods away and have some work to do, but I'm confident in my means. I've the dream, now I just have to put the work in and chase it."

Based on his beating Ryun's mark, Martin's goals might very nicely be in reach. After his report run within the 1960s, Ryun went on to compete in three Olympic finals, successful silver in 1500m throughout the 1968 Mexico Metropolis Olympics.