Teen runner sets new record for fastest mile by a junior athlete

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.

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/teen-runner-sets-record-fastest-062245695.html

That's impressive. It took me about a minute longer to run that distance at that age.