Is there one other Jakob Ingebrigtsen on the rise? On Wednesday at ACA Mile Night time in Auckland, New Zealand teenager Sam Ruthe stamped his title within the historical past books because the youngest particular person and first 15-year-old to run a sub-four-minute mile, recording a blistering 3:58.07. Ingebrigtsen was beforehand the youngest runner to perform the feat when he clocked 3:58.07 at 16 in 2017.
“This was most likely my favorite aim that I’ve reached. I’ve undoubtedly loved this one essentially the most, with all of the individuals right here supporting me,” Ruthe mentioned, per Reuters. “This has been essentially the most arrange for me, so I’m actually completely satisfied to have gotten this one.”
Ruthe, who’s 15 years, 11 months and 6 days outdated, was paced by two-time Olympian and coaching companion Sam Tanner. The teenager additionally shattered the nationwide U19 and U20 marks, previously held by Tanner, himself.
In 2023, Australian phenom Cameron Myers set the report for the quickest mile for the 16-year-old age group, operating a mark of three:55.44; on the time, he was the second-youngest particular person to dip underneath the four-minute barrier. Final month, Myers, now 18, shattered the U20 world report within the mile, with a time of three:47.48.
Finally month’s New Zealand Monitor and Area Championships, Ruthe shattered his personal 3,000m age group world report by 10 seconds, clocking 7:56.1 to win the senior males’s nationwide title. The next week, he surpassed one other mark of Ingebrigtsen’s, breaking his age group world 1,500m report in 3:41.25.
Given Ingebrigtsen’s already spectacular skilled resume, it’s evident that Ruthe has a shiny future on the monitor.
