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Teen 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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