Records are meant to be broken.

For one record at the Howard Schumann Invitational, though, it seemed like it would never be reached.

That is, until Luke Bonifas stepped on the track.

Bonifas, a distance runner for Adams Central, came away with a 3200 meter time of 9:59.22, taking down a 36-year old record in the process.

All this, while running in wind close to 20 miles per hour.

"I don't think we ever really have a day where there is no wind," said AC coach Zeb Noyd.

"A lot of people assume track is just a straight up sport: you just run fast and turn left, but it's much more than that," said Bonifas. "There's a lot of outside factors, like the wind or competition."

The competition wasn't something that threw Bonifas off his pace, as he topped the closest competitor in the race by nearly 40 seconds. The wind, though, proved to be something not usually seen on the oval.

"When you prepare through the wind in practice, it's a great confidence booster, " said Bonifas. "If you have a good workout, a good time with the wind, it makes you wonder what you could do without it."