A 16-year-old from New Zealand has set a new world record for the fastest mile run by an under–18 athlete. Sam Ruthe crossed the finish line in an extraordinary 3:48.88 minutes at the John Thomas ...

Sam Ruthe, 16, was the youngest person to break the four-minute mile in 2025 and this year the ‘remarkable’ running talent extended his record streak ...

Track prodigy Sam Ruthe “didn’t expect” to break a world record. The 16-year-old New Zealander set a new record for the fastest mile by any under-18 runner in history with a time of 3:48.88 at Boston ...

When Runner Glenn Cunningham first made sport headlines in 1931, the world's record for a mile on foot was 4 min., 9.2 sec. A ...