World's fastest teen sets mile record in Boston
World's fastest teen sets mile record in Boston
DOUG AND ANTOINETTE CINDY. THANK YOU. HERE’S YOUR POP. TIME FOR YOUR MONDAY MORNING EYE POPPERS. THE FASTEST TEEN IN THE WORLD. JUST SET A NEW RECORD HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS IS JUST AMAZING. CRAZY 16 YEAR OLD SAM RUTH OF NEW ZEALAND RAN A THREE MINUTE, 48.9 SECOND MILE ON SATURDAY. THAT IS THE FASTEST MILE EVER RECORDED BY A TEENAGER. RUTH SET THE RECORD AT AN EVENT AT BU. FOR COMPARISON, THAT SPEED IS OVER 15MPH. HERE’S ANOTHER COMPARISON. THE GREEN LINE ONLY AVERAGES 11MPH. GO TO A HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND TRY SPRINTING AROUND I
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World's fastest teen sets mile record in Boston
The fastest teen in the world set a new record in Massachusetts on Saturday at an event held at Boston University.Sam Ruthe, 16, of New Zealand ran a 3:48:88 mile, which is the fastest mile run by an athlete under 18 years old.Ruthe set the record at the John Thomas Terrier Classic. He was in second place, but surged ahead in the final 100 meters. For comparison, that speed is over 15 miles per hour. The Green Line averages only 11 miles per hour.The Boston race was the first of four-mile races Ruthe plans to run this month before he returns home for New Zealand's National Championships in March.
BOSTON —
The fastest teen in the world set a new record in Massachusetts on Saturday at an event held at Boston University.
Sam Ruthe, 16, of New Zealand ran a 3:48:88 mile, which is the fastest mile run by an athlete under 18 years old.
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Ruthe set the record at the John Thomas Terrier Classic. He was in second place, but surged ahead in the final 100 meters.
For comparison, that speed is over 15 miles per hour. The Green Line averages only 11 miles per hour.
The Boston race was the first of four-mile races Ruthe plans to run this month before he returns home for New Zealand's National Championships in March.
