Two-time Olympian middle distance runner Sam Tanner's praising the maturity of 15-year-old running prodigy Sam Ruthe ahead of his record attempt at Mount Smart tonight
Two-time Olympian middle distance runner Sam Tanner's praising the maturity of 15-year-old running prodigy Sam Ruthe ahead of his record attempt at Mount Smart tonight
19 March 2025 - article from www.rugbyleague.co.nz
Tanner's pacing 'Little Sam' - as he describes him - in his attempt to become the youngest person to crack the sub-four-minute mile.
The training partners finished first-equal in the 15-hundred meter final at the athletics nationals in Dunedin just over a week ago.
Tanner says Ruthe's been nothing but humble.
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