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

A 16-year-old schoolboy from a coastal resort in New Zealand has obliterated the world record for the fastest mile by a ...

The 16-year-old New Zealander’s time at the John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston is also the 11th fastest indoor mile ever for any age ...

No one has ever done it faster.

On Saturday afternoon, 16-year-old Sam Ruthe ran a mind-boggling 3:48.88 mile at the John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston, beating a slew of pros to win the invitational heat. The meet was held at ...

New Zealand's Sam Ruthe won the mile at Boston University in a blistering 3:48.88, breaking the world U18 indoor mark against ...

New Zealand runner Sam Ruthe, 16, set an under-18 world record by running a 3:48.88 mile during Saturday's John Thomas Terrier Classic at Boston University.

She ran nearly 480 km across five Himalayan passes with thinning air and freezing nights. Now officially recognised, her Manali–Leh run raises one question: how far can endurance really go?

Only one runner, Michael Wardian, a 51-year-old from Arlington, Virginia, holds the record for the fastest time accomplishing the feat.