Teen runner sets new record for fastest mile by a junior athlete

A 16-year-old from New Zealand has set a new world record for the fastest mile ever run by an under–18 athlete.

World's fastest mile record for under-18 athlete set in stunning fashion by New Zealand's Sam Ruthe

Sam Ruthe, a 16-year old from New Zealand, broke the world record for the fastest mile ever run by an athlete 18 or under, doing so in Boston on Saturday. Competing in the John Thomas Terrier Classic, ...
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'I was just somebody who loved to run': 100-mile world-record breaker shares her story

ST. GEORGE — Ashley Paulson has made headlines for the past decade, from running 9 miles to the hospital to give birth to her fourth child, winning big at the Deseret News Marathon, to starring in a ...

Here’s how fast the world’s best marathoners can run

Here’s a complete list of the world record-holders and all-time top 26.2-mile runners.