Gary Martin On Breaking Four Minutes For The Mile As A High School Senior, Being A Face Of The Next Generation Of Stars
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🗓️ 24 May 2022
⏱️ 61 minutes
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"Right after I ran it, there was so much commotion with people coming up to me and talking to me that for the first half-hour after the race, it didn’t settle in. I went on a cooldown by myself and it started to set in. Honestly, I started to tear up a little bit because it’s incredible to think of where I’ve come from. I knew I was in shape to run sub-four. I thought I could do it. It’s a big difference between actually going out there and doing it and just thinking you can do it. I realized the company that I’m in and it’s pretty surreal."
Archbishop Wood High School (PA) senior Gary Martin joins the podcast. Earlier this month, Gary made headlines by becoming the 14th US high school boy to break four minutes for the mile by running 3:57.98 at the Pennsylvania Catholic League Championship. He is the fifth-fastest high school miler of all-time indoors or outdoors but he is the fastest high schooler to ever do it against high school only competition. He solo’ed the race and beat Jim Ryun’s 3:58.6 miles record, which stood since 1965. In this episode, you’ll get to know Gary better, what motivates him and what’s got him most excited about his potential and his future at the University of Virginia. We also take a bunch of your listener questions submitted from Instagram.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Sidious Mac Podcast. I am your host, Chris Chavez. The Sidious Mac Podcast is |
| 0:07.5 | presented by Garmin. I am very thrilled to finally partner with a brand that I've been using |
| 0:12.4 | for the past six years. I don't know about you, but when I'm running solo or working out, |
| 0:16.4 | I get the best out of myself with some fire playlists. There's just something about moving to the |
| 0:21.2 | rhythm of my favorite beats that gets me through even the toughest of workouts. That's exactly |
| 0:26.5 | why I love my Garmin 4Runner 245 music. It's not your average GPS smartwatch. With music storage |
| 0:32.6 | right on my wrist, I can only see say it takes wearables to the next level. I sync up my best |
| 0:37.5 | Spotify playlist and I hammer out some miles. I've even put that Spotify playlist up for you guys |
| 0:41.9 | to check out. If you think the benefit stop at just music, you'd be wrong. I was surprised at all |
| 0:47.2 | the different features packed inside such a small lightweight watch. I mean, have you ever wondered |
| 0:51.6 | whether you're actually killing your training and overdoing it? Well, you get your answers with |
| 0:55.7 | the training load feature and there's built-in sports apps that monitor your recovery time, |
| 1:00.2 | the body battery, energy monitor, and so much more. I've got all the tools I need to push |
| 1:05.3 | that extra mile. Do you know what's really music to my ears though? My 4Runner 245 watch lasts |
| 1:10.9 | up to six hours in GPS mode even when the songs are playing. Basically, I can run longer without |
| 1:16.2 | worrying about the battery died. Even if it's in smartwatch mode, guess how long it lasts? Up to seven |
| 1:23.0 | days. Seriously, I fall asleep with this thing without plugging in because I know it'll be ready to |
| 1:26.6 | go when I wake up in the morning. All of this is to say I couldn't ask for better on-risk |
| 1:31.6 | companion. So take a look down at your wrist right now. Maybe you've had that thing for a while. |
| 1:36.4 | It's time to treat yourself. UpgradeToday. Visit Garmin.com and listeners, I've got an update for you. |
| 1:42.2 | Garmin has launched its summer sale. The 4Runner 245 music is now $75 off. They're also running |
| 1:48.0 | sales on the 4Runner 945 and 455. So check those out today at Garmin.com. |
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