David McCarthy of West Waterford AC runs another sub 4 min mile in Boston...

At the Boston University Terrier Invitational meet today (Sat 26th Jan), Galen Rupp of the US won the indoor mile race in a time of 3:50.92. There was a lot of speculation before the race that Rupp was going to break the American Indoor Mile record of 3:49.89 but it wasn't to be.

In second place, David McCarthy of West Waterford AC ran 3:57.22 which was slightly down on the 3:55.75 when he won this race last year.

Boston University - Boston, MA
Event 12  Men 1 Mile Run
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   BU Record: M 3:55.75  2012        David McCarthy, Providence
    Name                    Year Team                    Finals
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Section  1
  1 Rupp, Galen                  Nike Oregon Project    3:50.92M 1500m - 3:34.78
  2 McCarthy, David              Unattached             3:57.22
  3 Masters, Riley               Unattached             3:57.74
  4 Jenkins, Eric                Northeastern           3:58.11
  5 Peters, Rich                 Unattached             3:59.57
  6 Matthews, Julian             Providence             4:00.33

Pre-Race Interview with David McCarthy...


The race video can be seen below. David McCarthy is in the light blue top but note that the coverage is really all about Galen Rupp trying to break the American Indoor mile record.



Post race interview with Galen Rupp...



Post race interview with Rupp's coach Alberto Salazar with Galen doing a 4-5 mile tempo run at 4:40-4:50/mile pace just after running a 3:50 mile!