Trevor Dunbar first Alaskan to run sub 4, goes 3:59.06 last night.

well done.

It's hard for me to believe that Don Clary hadn't run under 4 minutes for the mile sometime in his career. Are you sure first Alaskan ...?

If you can use the internet well enough to post on a message board, then you are capable of answering your own question.

No mention of a sub 4 mile run from the search I've done. Just hard to think Don Clary hadn't run under 4 for the mile? The only source (1) is this which lists a 4:01.30.

http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cl/don-clary-1.html

WikiLeaker wrote:

It's hard for me to believe that Don Clary hadn't run under 4 minutes for the mile sometime in his career. Are you sure first Alaskan ...?

In the video, Trevor and his Dad are talking about it, and his Dad said he tried but could never get it, so I am pretty confidant it had never been done.

Nice 'comeback' summer for the young Mr. Dunbar. Missed his entire final season of track at Oregon due to an injury but has since strung together a nice set of meets. Including a 3:38 1500 m the other week at the Harry Jerome meet in BC.

I am pretty sure Trevor's dad (Marcus?)broke 4 minutes indoors in Moscow Idaho in the late 90s.

The way you wrote your subject makes it sound like Trevor Dunbar had done this previously.

This is so exciting, we should begin a thread for the first miler to break 4 from every single state. That is totally something worth discussing in detail.

Meh, it's a good performance, but his being Alaskan isn't a big deal. For one, he trains mostly in the lower 48. Second, he's from Kodiak (warm, maritime). Show me someone who trains in the Interior of Alaska for 12 months of the year and runs sub 4 and I'll be impressed)

Pretty sure you are wrong. As a big time D1 coach, I would know if he did.http://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/archivemenu/13-lists/1476-tafn-us-sub-400-milershttp://trackandfieldnews.com/images/stories/tfn_pdfs/world4s.pdf

old miler wrote:

I am pretty sure Trevor's dad (Marcus?)broke 4 minutes indoors in Moscow Idaho in the late 90s.

Do you see his name on this list?

1990

169. Eddie Slowikowski (Loyola) 3:59.36i (1) Boston February 18

170. Eric Henry (Arkansas) 3:59.18i (2) Indianapolis March 10

171. Jim Norris (New Balance) 3:59.5* (1) Holmdel June 23

1991

172. Matt Taylor (Fox) 3:57.84i* (2) Fayetteville January 25

173. Bill Burke (Princeton) 3:58.70i (1) New York February 01

174. Mark Deady (Nike Indiana) 3:58.65i* (1) Boston February 16

175. Charles Marsala (Nike Indiana) 3:58.73i* (2) Boston February 16

176. Mike Michno (New Balance) 3:58.94i* (3) Boston February 16

177. Bill Rathbun (Boston AA) 3:59.94i* (4) Boston February 16

178. Bob Kennedy (Indiana) 3:58.11i (1) Indianapolis March 09

179. John Trautmann (Georgetown) 3:58.52i (4) Indianapolis March 09

180. Matt Giusto (Mizuno) 3:59.18 (3) Stanford March 30

181. Gerry Donakowski (Nike North) 3:59.1* (4) Dedham June 9

182. Terrance Herrington (Nike Atlantic) 3:55.61 (8) Villeneuve-d’Ascq July 01

183. Christian Cushing-Murray (SMTC) 3:57.70 (10) Villeneuve-d’Ascq July 01

1992

184. Len Sitko (unattached) 3:59.29i* (4) Birmingham March 14

185. Ernie Freer (Bulldog TC) 3:59.04* (1) Fresno April 04

186. Steve Holman (Georgetown) 3:53.31 (4) Oslo July 04

187. Paul Vandegrift (William & Mary) 3:59.60 (3) Belfast August 31

1993

188. Erik Nedeau (Northeastern) 3:59.68i (1) Boston February 27

189. Aaron Ramirez (Mizuno) 3:59.57* (3) San Francisco May 15

190. Jim Sorenson (Reebok) 3:59.70 (4) San Francisco May 15

191. Ronnie Harris (Sallie Mae TC) 3:58.03* (5) Eugene June 05

192. Bob Lesko (Sallie Mae TC) 3:58.23* (6) Eugene June 05

193. Danny Maas (Reebok) 3:58.83* (7) Eugene June 05

194. Mark Dailey (New York AC) 3:57.16* (12) Oslo July 10

1994

195. Mark Sivieri (unattached) 3:59.85i* (2) Boston January 28

196. Dave Wittman (Nike Texas) 3:59.28i (2) Notre Dame February 05

197. Buck Jones (Club Northwest) 3:57.43* (3) Eugene June 04

198. Shannon Lemora (Nike Oregon) 3:57.47* (4) Eugene June 04

199. Benny McIntosh (Asics) 3:58.25* (6) Eugene June 04

200. Chris Katon (unattached) 3:59.19* (9) Eugene June 04

201. Jon Warren (Nike Texas) 3:59.30* (10) Eugene June 04

202. Jim Howarth (NikeRR) 3:59.75* (12) Eugene June 04

203. Shane Healy (BRC) 3:59.23* (7) Cork June 25

1995

204. Brian Hyde (William & Mary) 3:59.92i (2) Johnson City January 28

205. Paul McMullen (Eastern Michigan) 3:57.34i (2) Notre Dame February 04

206. Jason Pyrah (Mizuno) 3:58.43i (2) Los Angeles February 11

207. Brad Sumner (NYAC) 3:59.11* (2) Philadelphia April 29

208. Tom Nohilly (Reebok East) 3:59.75* (4) Philadelphia April 29

209. Gordon Johnson (Brooks) 3:56.24* (9) Eugene June 04

1996

210. Matt Holthaus (Reebok East) 3:58.80i (1) Allston February 10

211. Michael Cox (Nike) 3:59.20* (1) Lawrence April 20

1997

212. Dan Browne (Army) 3:59.37i (1) Annapolis February 01

213. Corey Ihmels (Iowa St) 3:59.70i* (2h) Indianapolis March 07

214. Alan Culpepper (adidas) 3:58.15 (5) Portland May 11

215. Richie Boulet (New Balance) 3:58.62 (6) Portland May 11

216. Karl Paranya (Haverford) 3:57.6 (2) Haverford May 14

217. Jamey Harris (Reebok Aggies) 3:59.19 (1) Stanford May 27

218. Marc Davis (Nike) 3:54.30* (8) Nice July 16

219. Darin Shearer (CMS) 3:59.76 (2) Falmouth August 16

1998

220. David Krummenacker (Georgia Tech) 3:58.62i (2) Gainesville February 07

221. Ryan Travis (Arkansas) 3:59.69i (1) Ames February 07

222. Seneca Lassiter (Arkansas) 3:59.60i (4) New York February 13

223. Brian Gallagher (La Salle) 3:59.91i* (2) Boston February 14

224. Gabe Jennings (Stanford) 3:59.32 (3) Walnut April 19

225. Brian Baker (New Balance) 3:58.80* (3) Brunswick July 04

226. Michael Stember (Stanford) 3:59.31 (5) Brunswick July 04

227. Scott Anderson (Reebok East) 3:59.80 (7) Brunswick July 04

1999

228. Bryan Berryhill (Colorado St) 3:56.52 (2) Wanganui January 16

229. Tim Broe (Alabama) 3:59.38i (1) Notre Dame February 06

230. Jonathon Riley (Stanford) 3:58.72i (2) Ames February 06

231. Adam Goucher (Fila) 3:57.63 (1) Eugene May 15

This List^: Does this mean the fastest American mile in the 1990s was a 3:53?

Jeez.

I don't know what that list is. Steve Holman ran 3:50.6 in 1997.

warm ol Kodiak wrote:

Meh, it's a good performance, but his being Alaskan isn't a big deal. For one, he trains mostly in the lower 48. Second, he's from Kodiak (warm, maritime). Show me someone who trains in the Interior of Alaska for 12 months of the year and runs sub 4 and I'll be impressed)

Sounds like the words of an Estle lover, if not the gray old man himself.

ScottEvil wrote:

This List^: Does this mean the fastest American mile in the 1990s was a 3:53?

Jeez.

No, the point of the list is to capture debut sub-4's: the first occasion that a runner broke four minutes.

If there is an asterisk on the runner's time, then he never ran any faster. Otherwise, he did.

Kinda important context...

firsts wrote:

No, the point of the list is to capture debut sub-4's: the first occasion that a runner broke four minutes.

If there is an asterisk on the runner's time, then he never ran any faster. Otherwise, he did.

old miler wrote:

I am pretty sure Trevor's dad (Marcus?)broke 4 minutes indoors in Moscow Idaho in the late 90s.

Nope - he ran 4:00.xx

Trevor's dad, Marcus, had a best of 4:00.58.

firsts wrote:No, the point of the list is to capture debut sub-4's: the first occasion that a runner broke four minutes.

If there is an asterisk on the runner's time, then he never ran any faster. Otherwise, he did.

Thanks.