A 16-year-old from New Zealand has set a new world record for the fastest mile run by an under–18 athlete.
Sam Ruthe crossed the finish line in an extraordinary 3:48.88 minutes at the John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston, United States on Saturday, outpacing a field of professionals to win the invitational heat on an indoor track.
“I didn’t feel like I was going that fast to be honest. I still don’t believe it… I’m completely stoked,” Ruthe told the track broadcaster Flo Track after the record-breaking outing.
Approaching his final lap, Ruthe was in second place behind Belgian Pieter Sisk. But with a burst of speed in the final 100 meters, he surged ahead to finish 1.43 seconds quicker than Sisk.
The teenager said the Boston race was only meant to be a “rust buster” to shake off the cobwebs after making the 9,000-mile (14,500-kilometer) journey from his home country three days earlier.
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