Bowden passed test with first U.S. sub-4:00 Mile

My coach, the legendary Brutus Hamilton, said, "Let's give it a try and see if you can do it."

By Paula Parrish, Special to The Record

His face, when he crossed the finish line 48 years ago, could have come straight out of "Happy Days." Even when he was straining on his last steps to become...

A tribute to the career of Gunder Hägg

Swedish running legend set the Mile world record three times and with countryman Arne Andersson, the duo approached the "magic" sub-4 minute mark

By Lennart Julin for the IAAF

Renowned Swedish Athletics historian and statistican Lennart Julin gives his own personal tribute to the life and...

My First Sub-4

My head was pounding and I struggled to catch my breath as my time finally appeared: 3:59.78 and all the pain instantly went away.

By Steve Slattery

The story of my first 4 minute Mile started in elementary school gym class. We were running the Mile and I decided I was going to run as hard as...

Harry Downes: an old pro who ran like the fastest amateur

Australian records first sub-4 minute Mile for a professional in a handicap race on Bendigo Showgrounds grass track

From The Age

Before the era of open athletics, professional and amateur athletes often seemed to operate in parallel worlds.

They looked the same; they ran the same distances,...