Hey, so DID these 3 random guys go sub 4 in the mile? Can this be confirmed somehow?

I hope someone is pulling a very elaborate prank on us right now.

How many people have ever gone sub 4 in the world? ~310 Americans I know.

The OP of that thread is legit. He was a top runner for Iona a few years back, I have no idea what he is doing on the Runner's World's "High School Forum"

That guy makes letsrun posters seem like perfect priests. He is lieing so bad, I don't believe the guy has run under 4:40. Three random ass guys, who apparently are not America, being training by a sub 4 guy, all run sub 4 on an indoor track none the less. Right, and my name is Allen Iverson and my team was the one who really sweeped the Lakers.

so the guy cranks out a 3:58 on an indoor track, when it sounds like his pr was 4:05. It also sounds like this was a very low key time trial. He is going to party and is just so excited that he had to go tell a bunch of high schoolers that he did it as soon as he did. What a f**king joke. Its just some punk kid f**king around with all the other punk kids.

What was his name?

His 5000 PR states 13:53

I'm not sure if I believe it, but I cannot get over all of the idiots posting on that board. That drove me insane.

Did some research...the guy's name is Robert Connolly.

The Guy is Robert Connolly. Rob is an Irish guy who came 3rd in 2003 at the European under 23 chapionships behind Chris Thompson and Mo Farah. I remember he ran a 4'01 mile in the Mortom Mile, dono whats his PB though. He is well worth 3'57 anyways.

Hes a sub 5 Beer Miler too but i think he is a Pioneer now...

Don't know why someone would be using my picture, but for the record I haven't raced in around 8 months now, and doubt I'll be running sub 4 for the mile anytime soon.

Its not Rob Connolly on that message Board... Rob is in Dublin at the mo, is NOT married...

Its just some plonker that used to be in DSD and that wishes he was Rob as Connolly is so sexy.

Wow so this guy is pretending to be someone he isn't?

He should be exposed..

Hey LOLOL...the word "gullible" isn't in the dictionary

On the contrary, the word "gullible" actually does appear in the dictionary.

You just fell for the oldest trick in the book...the gullible trap works once again!

doesn't matter, don't care.

Was it a meet? No.

F.A.T.? No.

Hand-timed? Right! Go watch "The Jericho Mile" or "Gallipoli".

...and what's with his comment, "we are not official Americans"? Is he illegal?

I know more than a few runners from the 60's and 70's who unofficially ran sub 4 in practice. The only thing you can do is get in a race and make it official.

I'm suprised none of the detectives from this board have registered over there and outed the punk. Here are some of my favorite posts....

"Screw lagat. you are amazing."

"he ran with teammates and pacemakers...there won't be results."

"wow u must be on top of the world! congratz!

but how the hell did u get from a 6+miler to sub4 ?? did u improve dramaticly at one stage or was it all over lots of time?" yea he was running 6+ but got into the right race And dropped a 4:10, it was dramatically

No bullshit gets by in the running world thanks to letsrun, I love it.

I think it's kind of strange that no one on that thread even brings up the idea that the guy might be a troll. I mean whose first thought after breaking 4 in the mile for the first time is "hey, I should go tell people who I don't even know all about this on a random message board for high schoolers."