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EPISODE · Mar 22, 2025 · 12 MIN

Nick Willis: Middle-distance runner on Sam Ruthe's history-making sub four-minute mile run

from Weekend Sport with Jason Pine · host Newstalk ZB

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.”  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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