June 17, 2022
Paul Streleckis Had Never Coached a Sub-5:00 Miler. Then Gary Martin Entered His Life.
Streleckis was diagnosed with prostate cancer in March but didn't let that stop him from engineering one of the most memorable seasons in prep mile history.
June 06, 2022
WTW: Sydney McLaughlin's 51.61 Won't Count, Crazy Fast High School Mile & 800 Times, Two World Record Holders Don't Make Ethiopian 10k Team, Sub-8 x3, and $21,000 for a 15:16 5000
What a wild week.
June 02, 2022
Gary Martin & Connor Burns Make History as Two High School Boys Go Sub-4 in the Same Race For First Time Ever
For the first time ever, 2 US high schoolers went sub-4 in the mile in the same race as Burns became just the 2nd US HS 11th grader to go sub-4.
May 25, 2022
Gary Martin Opens Up on Sub-4, His Training, Newbury Park, and Being Called the "Nerd Runner"
Gary Martin and Jim Ryun are the only 2 high schoolers to go sub-4 in the mile without a rabbit. Marin was the guest on the LetsRun.com Track Talk podcast.
May 23, 2022
Gary Martin Podcast: The Track Geek Tearing Up the High School Mile Record Books is Just Getting Started
Gary Martin surprised just about everyone by running 3:57.98 at his high school league championships. Martin talks about his record run, and what's in store for this big time track and field fan.
May 14, 2022
Gary Martin Breaks Jim Ryun's 57-Year-Old Record For Fastest Mile In A US High School Race
14 US high schoolers have now broken 4:00 in the mile but only five have done it in a HS-only competition and none of those have gone as fast as Gary Martin, who ran 3:57.98 at his conference meet today.