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Certainty

An out-of-body experience in going faster

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Stoic Running
Feb 06, 2026
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Not at the Berry Invitational, but at some race.

I learned about Sam Ruthe this week, the extraordinary 16-year-old runner from New Zealand, who ran a sub-3:50 mile on an indoor track in Boston. He is amazing, and I’ll let the news outlets tell you more about him.

He said after the Boston race that he felt like he “could probably go a bit faster”. What do…

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