{"id":444145,"date":"2025-03-19T21:04:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T22:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=444145"},"modified":"2025-03-20T00:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T00:12:11","slug":"kiwi-teen-puts-world-on-notice-with-mind-blowing-running-feat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=444145","title":{"rendered":"Kiwi teen puts world on notice with mind-blowing running feat"},"content":{"rendered":"

A prodigious 15-year-old Kiwi\ufeff became the youngest in the world ever to run a mile in less than four minutes in a mind-bending feat in Auckland on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Sam Ruthe clocked 3:58.35 at the ACA Mile Night to burst through the iconic barrier 24 days short of his 16th birthday.<\/p>\n

In a potential indication of the incredible career that may await the New Zealand teenager, the previous youngest sub-four-minute miler was Jakob Ingebrigtsen \u2014 the Norwegian superstar who's won Olympic gold medals in the 1500m and 5000m.<\/p>\n

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Ingebrigtsen was 16 years and 250 days when he posted 3:58.07 in the US city of Eugene in 2017.<\/p>\n

Precocious Australian talent Cameron Myers was 16 years and 259 days when he blazed through\ufeff the mile at Melbourne's Maurie Plant Meet in 3:55.44 in 2023.<\/p>\n

Ruthe and Myers will square off in the 1500m at the Maurie Plant Meet next Saturday night.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Wednesday night's race was won by Kiwi Olympian Sam Tanner in 3:58.29.<\/p>\n

\"Sam<\/p>\n

Well aware of the history Ruthe was chasing, Tanner\ufeff moved into the second lane on the home straight and, repeatedly glancing at the youngster, barked words of encouragement.<\/p>\n

When Ruthe crossed the finish line inside four minutes, Tanner thrust his arms in the air, ecstatic for his teammate.<\/p>\n

Ruthe was more subdued, but the Tauranga product gestured as if to say "I've done it" as he crossed the finish line, and was soon wearing a beaming smile as the gravity of his feat sunk in.<\/p>\n

A modest but spirited trackside crowd watched and applauded the historic run.<\/p>\n

"This was probably my favourite goal that I've reached. I've definitely enjoyed this one the most, with all the people here supporting me," Ruthe said.<\/p>\n

"This has been the most set up for me, so I'm really happy to have gotten this one."<\/p>\n

\"Sir<\/p>\n

In Auckland last month, Ruthe ran a 1500m in 3:41.25 to break Ingebrigtsen's world age-15 best \u2014 the 3:42.44 clocked by the Norwegian in Oslo in 2016.\ufeff<\/p>\n

In the 1950s, a three-way battle between Australian John Landy, American Wes Santee and Englishman Roger Bannister to become the first sub-four-minute miler culminated in the latter taking the honours.<\/p>\n

On May 6, 1954, at the age of 25, Bannister clocked 3:59.40\ufeff in Oxford.<\/p>\n

Six weeks later, aged 24, Landy broke Bannister's newly minted world record with a time of 3:57.90 in the Finnish city of Turku.<\/p>\n

Nowadays, sub-four-minute miles are run on an almost weekly basis, and sometimes by a dozen or more in the same race, but for a teenager to crack the mark is staggering.<\/p>\n

\"Sam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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