Nick Willis: Middle-distance runner on Sam Ruthe's history-making sub four-minute mile run
Weekend Sport with Jason Pine · Newstalk ZB
March 22, 202512m 22s
Show Notes
The name on everyone's lips in athletics circles both here and around the world is Sam Ruthe.
The Tauranga 15-year-old's sent the running world into a spin by becoming the youngest athlete to ever run a sub four-minute mile - clocking 3:58.35 at the Mt Smart track in Auckland.
Nick Willis is one of our very best middle-distance runners, and joined Piney to discuss Sam's achievement and his future in the sport.
“It really sets the stage for a really exciting and promising future ahead.”
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