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Watch: Olympian hits dab after running 3:54.02 mile

After running a mile in 3:54.02, two-time Olympian Matt Centrowitz hit the dab for fans in North Carolina.

Running a mile in under five minutes gives many people a reason to celebrate. Running a mile in under four minutes gives runners a reason to “hit the dab.”

After winning the men's mile at the Camel City Invitational in Winston Salem, N.C., two-time Olympian Matt Centrowitz imitated Cam Newton's famous dance for fans in attendance.

Centrowitz won the race in 3 minutes and 54.02 seconds, which is the fastest time in the world for 2016.

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His teammate, Shannon Rowbury, won the women's race in 4:26.01 but did not dab after her race.