On Saturday afternoon, 16-year-old Sam Ruthe ran a mind-boggling 3:48.88 mile at the John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston, beating a slew of pros to win the invitational heat. The meet was held at ...
A 16-year-old from New Zealand has set a new world record for the fastest mile ever run by an under–18 athlete.
When the opportunity to run the 5th Avenue Mile in New York City came around this year—they have a media mile in which Runner’s World editors can participate—I had already been about six weeks into ...