Gary Martin runs a second sub 4-minute mile to set a personal record, as history is made at the Festival of Miles

Daily News | Gary Martin runs a second sub 4-minute mile to set a personal record, as history is made at the Festival of Miles

This time, Gary Martin was not completely alone, as he engaged in a race with top mile runners at the Festival of Miles in St. Louis. The result for the Archbishop Wood runner Thursday was another sub four-minute mile, and a personal record of 3:57.89, even as he finished fourth in the overall race.

Martin also had company from another high school athlete, as Connor Burns, a junior at Southern Boone High School in Ashland, Mo. also completed the mile in less than four minutes, finishing at 3:58.83 in fifth place. It’s the first time in American track history that two high school runners have eclipsed the four-minute mark in the same mile race.

Paul Ryan, Jack Antsey, and Caleb Webb finished ahead of Martin and Burns. Ryan’s winning time was 3:55.95, and the top seven finishers went under four minutes.first time at the Philadelphia Catholic League championshipsMartin became just the 14th American high school athlete to break four minutes, and now Burns is the 15th.

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