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High School senior Corbin Coombs is chasing one of the most iconic barriers in distance running: the 4-minute mile. The senior has run in the low-4:00's on a number of occasions, and he is closing the gap through a deceptively simple practice, routine.
Building On A Strong Foundation
Corbin came into his senior year with a strong foundation. As a junior, he ran 4:04 and competed at national meets like Brooks PR and HOKA Festival of Miles. But while many athletes look for big changes to find the next breakthrough, Corbin focused on refining what already worked.
"I don't know that I've necessarily changed the running aspect of it," he says. "As far as training is concerned, you go with the times, you study it, and you try to train the best that you know how. If you work the best you can every day, that's kinda all you can do. So that's just what I'm trying to do."
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