Mile News Tagged My First Sub-4


Cameron Myers, 16, smashes the 4 minute Mile

February 23, 2023

"It's a really big confidence booster, but I've got to stay humble and keep working hard."

From Australian Associated Press

Canberra schoolboy Cameron Myers has become the second-youngest person after the great Jakob Ingebrigtsen to break the 4 minute Mile mark.

And Myers' time at the...

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Say Hello to Your Newest Sub-4 Guy: Simeon Birnbaum

June 15, 2022

Last seated South Dakotan blasts 56 second last lap to become the 17th U.S. prep, 5th this year & third junior sub-4 minutes in the Mile and 12th since BBTM 2012 launch

By Cory Mull, MileSplit.com

Simeon Birnbaum sent big shockwaves through the high school track & field world on Wednesday...

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Magic of the Mile never fails to thrill

March 12, 2022

Something and everything about this imperial distance still brings a smile to Irish sport, particularly a sub-4

By Ian O'Riordan, The Irish Times

Depending on the length of drive up or down the mountain the low-fuel warning light on the 4-liter engine Jeep Wrangler can suddenly flicker on or...

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Sahlman Joins HS Sub-4 Club

February 06, 2022

“I always wanted to break 4, but as soon as I saw those guys coming back a little bit I was like, I might as well just try to go for the win here.”

By Rich Sands, Track & Field News

NEW YORK — Many of the all-time fastest high school boys Mile races have come in professional races, which...

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How a pair of BYU runners joined exclusive club — on the same day

April 27, 2021

Cougars Casey Clinger, Lucas Bons record rare sub-4 minute Mile performances at altitude in Provo... and gave the crowd a show

By Doug Robinson, Deseret News

A little history was made on Saturday, when not one but two BYU athletes — sophomore Casey Clinger and freshman Lucas Bons — broke 4...

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An Out-Of-The-Blue HS Indoor Mile Record for Hobbs Kessler

February 08, 2021

“I kind of started slow, but I was looking at the clock and I was right on where I needed to be. I waited and waited and waited, but I had juice at the end.”

By Jeff Hollobaugh, Track & Field News

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — On Sunday, February 7, no result out of ATL3 was more surprising than the...

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Leo Daschbach Becomes 11th U.S. High School Boy Sub-4

May 23, 2020

Sub-57 final lap breaks sub-4 barrier: "I didn't realize I was going to run sub-4 until I literally leaned across the line and the clock still said 59."

By Jeffrey Parenti, MileSplit.com

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. -- Leo Daschbach accomplished what he didn't even think was possible.

Earlier...

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My First Sub-4

April 20, 2020

"Not only was it a historic milestone for me, but it was also a very emotional day. My grandmother passed away from cancer last summer and that very day was her first birthday since. I actually had her name written on my spikes."

By Charlie O’Donovan

One of the top highlights for Villanova...

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My First Sub-4

February 26, 2020

As I looked over at the clock and saw 3:59.97 next to my name, I was completely euphoric. Seconds earlier my body was as heavy and exhausted as it had ever been. In an instant, I felt immortal.

By Riley Masters

The story of my first sub-4 Mile began at Boston University in February 2009, when...

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New Zealand’s Theo Quax joins dad Dick in exclusive sub-4 minute Mile club

February 17, 2020

Only 12th father-son sub-4 combo ever and the first Kiwi pair to do so

By Marc Hinton, Stuff

Theo Quax continues to follow in the footsteps of his famous father on the athletics track, with the Kiwi youngster joining his dad in an exclusive club this past Saturday.

The 20-year-old Northern...

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