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    Teen running phenom Sam Ruthe is keeping his competitive edge after becoming the fastest ever 16-year-old over the mile at the Cooks Classic in Whanganui

    Teen running phenom Sam Ruthe is keeping his competitive edge after becoming the fastest ever 16-year-old over the mile at the Cooks Classic in Whanganui


    The Tauranga athlete set the world record for his age by clocking a blistering 3.53.83 seconds to finish second behind two-time Olympian and training partner Sam Tanner.

    Ruthe slashed more than one-and-a-half seconds off the old age-group mark - set by Australian Cam Myers in 2023.

    He says Myers is an inspiration.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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