The Fastest Mile....Alan Webb of South Lakes May 29, 2001
The Reston, VA. teen is back home after shattering a high-school running record. He took two prep records at the prestigious Prefontaine Classic in Oregon. Webb is now getting ready to represent South Lakes High School in the upcoming Virginia state meet. Sunday, he broke the record for the fastest mile ever run by an American high school student, breaking the record set by Jim Ryun in 1965. Webb put up a BLISTERING final lap to finish 5th in the race. But his time of 3:53.43 smashed Jim Ryun's record by nearly two seconds. It's the fastest by an American since 1998.
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