1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: The dream continues for a team running sensation Sam Ruth. 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: He became the fastest ever sixteen year old to run 3 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 1: the mile following this weekend's Cook's Classic. He stopped the 4 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 1: clock at three point fifty three point eight three. He 5 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: was beaten by his best mate Sam Tanner, who's quite 6 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:17,959 Speaker 1: a bit older but also a very fight runner. Sam 7 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: Tanner is not sixteen. Sam Ruth is the run smashed 8 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:25,799 Speaker 1: the previous age group record by one point five seconds, 9 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: who was just sent by Ozzie by the day of 10 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: cam Myers back in twenty twenty three. Sam Ruth stad 11 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: as Ben Ruth who joins in now okoday. 12 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 2: Mate, Hey, Andrew, how you doing. 13 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: He's a rocket ship. 14 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 2: He just keeps surprising us. Really, We try and quick 15 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 2: the time that he's going to run before the race, 16 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 2: and we alread get wrong. 17 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: Okay, So where does this record put him in the 18 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 1: open men's categories? He's obviously the fastest teen on the planet, 19 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 1: but what about amongst men? And with the Olympics coming 20 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: up in all that carry on? 21 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, and that's kind of his wife thinking too. He 22 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 2: doesn't really want to consider where he is ranked as 23 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 2: as a youth athlete. But the Commals games. For example, 24 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 2: the standard to get to Comwell's games is three fifty 25 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 2: one point eight for the mile. It's a mile this 26 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 2: year for the first time I think since the late 27 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 2: sixties it's been a mile. So three ffty one and 28 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 2: eight is the standard. Nobody who's run that fast in 29 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 2: New Zealand since Walker, who I think once in the 30 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 2: early nineteen eighties as a you know, this day of 31 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 2: professional athletes that are training the altitude full time, that's 32 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 2: those are their salaries. You're basically the fastest handful of 33 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 2: runner in the world if you're breaking three fifty and 34 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 2: so okay, so three he's got some work to do. 35 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 1: But he's only sixteen. In fact, are we actually sort 36 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 1: of pushing him mine a bit too soon? I know 37 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: we're not talking to him because he's on his way 38 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: to marrying her. He's a sixteen year old who's already 39 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: running internationally. Is he getting pushed or or is he 40 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: being promoted too soon? Can we just chill out a 41 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: bit and he'll be even better if we take it 42 00:01:59,280 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: slow or not? 43 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 2: I mean long as his dad. That's probably one of 44 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 2: my magic concerns. Right. So my wife and I decided 45 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 2: that we wouldn't let him do any training until he 46 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:12,239 Speaker 2: started at todrom a Boy's College when he was almost 47 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 2: fourteen years old, so he's only been training for three 48 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 2: years and then I've imposed that question. But all he's 49 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 2: really doing is he just wants to turn up and 50 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 2: have a race. The challenge with that, he's just got 51 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 2: to race fast people. So to hold him back, do 52 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 2: you race him against people who are slower, do you? 53 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 2: Or do you get him to enjoy it? Which is 54 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 2: the battle and the challenge, And I think so him 55 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 2: to keep in joying the sport. He just he needs 56 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,679 Speaker 2: the challenge and he loves it and wants it. So yeah, 57 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 2: we just want to keep give him the opportunity to 58 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 2: do what he loves. 59 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:44,519 Speaker 1: Are you the first one or was it the mun. 60 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 2: He described me the other day as an average runner, 61 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 2: and I think by his standard on well below average. 62 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 2: I actually ran the that was the fastest mile running 63 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 2: New Zealand for twenty years actually and twenty years ago. 64 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 2: The reason why it was a super fast mile twenty 65 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 2: years ago is because Games were three weeks later in 66 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 2: Melbourne and Nick Willis round fifty two and I was 67 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 2: fortunate enough for being that race. But I ran mo 68 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:09,359 Speaker 2: farre the full time live, but Golt Middlist was in 69 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 2: that race two third. But I ran fourth flat point 70 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 2: one in that race and never broke four. 71 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,359 Speaker 1: Minutes, and I'm desperately running out of time. I want 72 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 1: to ask one question, is is he even the fastest? 73 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: Because Daisy was fifth in the open Women's Smile at 74 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:26,239 Speaker 1: the age of fourteen, Who's the fastest? Ruth Well, we'll 75 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:26,679 Speaker 1: find out. 76 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 2: For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 77 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 2: news talks it'd be from six am weekdays, or follow 78 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.