Sam Ruthe had the eyes of thousands on him when he stepped onto a running track in Auckland just over a week ago.

Tauranga's Sam Ruthe, 15, has become the youngest runner to break the 4-minute mile. "He's always been quite a shy kid," his father says.

New Zealand athlete Sam Ruthe made history on Wednesday as he became the youngest person to run a sub-four-minute mile. Ruthe, who turns 16 in mid-April, ran a time of 3:58.35 at Go Media Stadium ...

Sam Ruthe had the eyes of thousands on him when he stepped onto a running track in Auckland just over a week ago. Undaunted by the occasion, Ruthe went on to become the first 15-year-old to run a ...