The 16-year-old - Tanner's Tauranga training partner - set his age group world mile record at the Cooks Classic in Whanganui over the weekend.

Tanner says the realisation hit after Ruthe beat him over 800 metres at the previous meet in Hastings...

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25 Jan: Sam Tanner's win over teen star Sam Ruthe in the New Zealand Mile Championships at the Cooks Classic has come with a cherry on top

25 Jan: Confidence from teenage runner Sam Ruthe that he'll continue to get faster - after claiming yet another age-group world record

25 Jan: Teen running phenom Sam Ruthe is keeping his competitive edge after becoming the fastest ever 16-year-old over the mile at the Cooks Classic in Whanganui

17 Jan: An array of personal bests and maiden titles have been claimed at the Potts Classic athletics event in Hawke's Bay

11 Jan: Australia wins World Cross Country Championships relay gold after Jessica Hull's anchor leg

04 Jan: Teen running phenom Sam Ruthe has snared another world record, becoming the fastest 16-year-old EVER across 1000 metres

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