Pitt soph/Shaler Area grad Sam Bair set to break 4:00 mile!!

WPIAL~Titan · Post by **WPIAL~Titan** » February 2nd, 2006, 8:04 pm

Last weekend at PSU, Shaler Area grad and current Pitt soph Sam Bair narrowly missed going under 4:00 in the mile, running a 4:00.14 at Penn State, a new track record, a Pitt record, and a provisional qualifier for NCAA D1s.

Sam will be running in an invitational-only men's mile at Notre Dame this weekend, and with a fast pace should dip under 4:00.That would make history as Sam and his father would become the first ever father/son to run a sub-4 minute mile in USA Track and Field history.

You may recall Sam as a 2 time PIAA champ in the 1600m run in high school with a PR of 4:08 (run as a junior) who also ran a sick 1:50.39 800m time as a junior in HS. A foot injury in his senior season prevented Sam from becoming a 3 time PIAA champ at 1600m.

Any WPIAL track and field fan knows what a first class act both Sam and his father are. If ever any father/son were deserving of such an honor, it's them.

Here's hoping Sam gets his first of many more sub-4:00s this weekend!

WPIAL~Titan · Post by **WPIAL~Titan** » February 4th, 2006, 8:33 pm

Bair narrowly misses a sub-4:00 mile agian, winning today's prestigious Meyo Mile at Notre Dame in 4:01.22 in beating Henry Rono's son, a 3:57 miler by over a second.

THE CHOPS · Post by **THE CHOPS** » February 4th, 2006, 8:48 pm

I know his Dad pretty well. He was from Scottdale. What a runner too :!:

"THE CHOPS".

duece2 · Post by **duece2** » February 7th, 2006, 5:53 am

i ran against sam in xc this year and he is a beast of a runner and a nice person to talk to.
he always looks relaxed and is not cocky he is deserving of getting this milestone and i wish him the best!

duece2

WPIAL~Titan · Post by **WPIAL~Titan** » February 7th, 2006, 6:21 pm

Sam is one of the nicest, least assuming, least cocky people you'd ever want to meet. He also happens to be an excellent artist as well (he is an art major), and of course one heckuva runner! I know him and his family well, great people.

I am telling you, he has just scratched the surface...I would not at all be surprised to see him be in serious competition for a spot on the 2008 and 2012 Olympic teams, and/or World T and F Championship teams in between.

This indoor and outdoor seasons look for Sam to compete seriously for the NCAA 1500m/mile run championships...I believe that Sam will also pop a fast 800m...Remember, he ran 1:50 as a HS junior...I'd bet in the right race in the right conditions outdoors he could go 1:48, maybe even 1:47.

Pitt also has another excellent miler, Canadian Tim Konoval, who has run 4:04 indoors.

WT

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