Archbishop Wood’s Gary Martin was running Friday afternoon as if he had somewhere to be as he finished his mile race at the Penn Relays more than six seconds ahead of the second-place runner. And that’s because he did have somewhere to go: the senior prom.
Martin entered the fourth lap at 3:00.50 as the third lap was his fastest of the day. The four-minute mile — a feat no Pennsylvania high schooler has ever accomplished — was in sight, but Martin just missed it. He ignored his coach’s offseason program that summer, relying strictly on the natural speed that helped him excel in CYO. But when he faded in the cross-country state championship as a sophomore, Wood coach Paul Streleckis reminded him of the packet he didn’t follow over the summer. Martin found more success in the spring and became hooked.
Martin has become one of the fastest runners in the country without the help of a personal trainer or even an on-campus track at school. He relies on the guidance of Streleckis, who ran track at Drexel, and the Vikings practice in the parking lot of their Warminster school or find time at tracks of nearby public schools.
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