Meet Melbourne’s pint size running prodigy who's accidentally made history | 7NEWS

A pint-sized running prodigy has made history in a race he didn't mean to enter. The 11-year-old from Box Hill has set a blistering new fastest time for 3km and has his sights set on the Brisbane Olympics. He's half the size of his competition but strides ahead. 2.46 for James Hall, absolutely flying. 11-year-old James Hall is now the fastest 3km runner for his age in the world, gaining that title in part by accident, not realising the distance he'd signed up for. I actually didn't know that it was going to be 7.5 laps. He started the race fast and held his pace, finishing after 9 minutes and 7 seconds, the equivalent of 3 minute kilometres. I was in shock, I had no idea. The current men's world record is 7 minutes and 17 seconds, the women's is 8.06. He's only early years in his development but I think there's a lot of improvement left in James and I wouldn't be surprised if we hear his name at the national level at some stage. One of seven siblings, James says his sisters got him into running. I usually have a lot of energy so it's a good way to, yeah I like moving. His idols aren't Olympic champions, they're two older runners at his school. I hope to be like them one day. If he can keep going at the level he's kind of going at right now, he'll be a special talent, he'll be different. He's running faster at age 11 than national athletes are at age 15 or 16. And he's already dreaming big. My biggest goal is in 2032 to make the Brisbane Olympics in 1500 and or the 5k. Bethan Yeoman, Seven News.