The 18th Century four-minute Mile
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Roger Bannister was credited with being the first person to run a Mile in under four minutes - but 18th Century runners are reported to have got there first. Why are they not recognised?
By James Fletcher, BBC
It was 9 May, 1770 when James Parrott, a costermonger, stood at the Charterhouse...
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