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  •   Home > News > Living & Travel

    Teenager middle-distance sensation Sam Ruthe is auctioning his world record running shoes to raise money to support his training partners and coach Craig Kirkwood

    Teenager middle-distance sensation Sam Ruthe is auctioning his world record running shoes to raise money to support his training partners and coach Craig Kirkwood


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    The 15-year-old's the youngest person to run a sub-four minute mile, doing so at Mt Smart this week.

    The shoes are being auctioned on TradeMe, with the bidding at 3716 dollars so far.

    Bidding ends on Saturday.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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