US EditionTeen Runner Sets New Record for Fastest Mile by a Junior Athlete
- On Saturday, Sam Ruthe, a 16-year-old New Zealand runner, ran 3:48.88 at the John Thomas Terrier Classic at Boston University, setting the under-18 world mile record and breaking New Zealand's overall mile record.
- Having flown about 50 hours from New Zealand three days earlier, Ruthe ran his first indoor race this month, the first of four mile races before national championships.
- Trailing into the final lap, Ruthe was second behind Pieter Sisk and surged in the last 100 meters to win by 1.43 seconds, according to the source.
- Already noted last March for a sub-four-minute mile achievement in March, Ruthe's time ranks as the 11th-fastest indoor mile for all ages, trailing Jakob Ingebrigtsen's record.
- With this meet as the first of four, Ruthe plans three more mile races this month and plans to return home for New Zealand national championships in early March.
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Athletics has discovered a jewel in the Spanish antipodes. The protagonist is a 16-year-old New Zealand imberbe that responds to the name of Sam Ruthe, who last night beat in Boston the world record sub'18 of the indoor mile with a simply amazing time.
16-Year-Old Runner Sets New World Record With 3:48.88 Mile And Barely Looked Winded
16-year-old New Zealand runner Sam Ruthe sets new mile world record Sam Ruthe, a 16-year-old runner from New Zealand, just set a new world record for the fastest indoor mile ever ran by an under-18 runner. The Kiwi star was in second place for the vast majority of the race until he turned on the after burners in the final lap at the John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston and blew past Belgian runner Pieter Sisk, finishing 1.43 seconds ahead of th…
A new star may be on the way in middle-distance running. These are the reactions after 16-year-old Sam Ruthe set the eleventh fastest time in history in an indoor mile. – You feel “this can't be right”. It's really good, says SVT's expert Alhaji Jeng.
A 16-year-old New Zealander set a new world record for the fastest mile run by an athlete under the age of 18.
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