AW’s editor looks ahead excitedly to the 60th anniversary of Roger Bannister’s first sub-4 minute Mile: the Everest of athletics
By Jason Henderson, Athletics Weekly
When Roger Bannister ran 3:59.4 in Oxford on May 6, 1954, to become the first man to break the 4-minute barrier for one Mile,...
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First major sponsor of BBTM campaign to elevate, celebrate iconic distance
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – (February 27, 2014) – Bring Back the Mile, the national campaign to elevate and celebrate the iconic distance, has announced HOKA ONE ONE as a BBTM sponsor. HOKA ONE ONE, with its revolutionary...
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"I myself was inspired after being taken to see Sydney Wooderson at Crystal Palace and I realized that was the sport I wanted to do."
By Mark Bryans, Press Association
Sir Roger Bannister remains 'astonished' that his achievement of running the first sub-4 minute Mile is still celebrated but...
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For serious retirement investors, the far better sports metaphor lies in the story of Roger Bannister, the first man sub-4 minutes in the Mile
By Mitchell Tuchman, MarketWatch
Read enough about investing and eventually you run into this entertaining hockey metaphor: "Skate to where the puck...
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Roger Bannister, first man sub-4 minutes for the Mile, the "perfect" amateur athlete
By Ian O'Riordan, Irish Times
If I was Sir Roger Bannister, the thought of what’s coming down the track next May would be terrifying. Imagine every sporting media outlet in the world looking for you to help...
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Bannister's historic sub-4 minute Mile time proved to other runners that it really and truly was possible.
By Jonathan Alpert, HuffingtonPost.com
In the early 1950s, many people believed that it was impossible for humans to run a Mile in under four minutes. Runners had been trying to break...
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Shaun White's versatility, Bo Jackson's phenomenal speed, Geronimo's nimbleness, Bannister's Mile moment and more
From The Atlantic
Gay Talese, writer
Boxing is the most physically demanding of athletic disciplines. No other athletes are so confronted with the physical demands, the heart,...
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Former world professional Mile record holder recounts racing days of the iconic distance
By Jack Davidson, The Scotsman
Michael Glen is Bathgate born and bred and lives there in a street called Race Road. For the former world professional Mile record holder it could hardly be more fittingly...
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BMC celebrates 50th anniversary with classic Mile races at famed Iffley Road track; Peters, Mellor go sub-4
By David Lowes, Athletics Weekly
The BMC Grand Prix at Oxford on Saturday was the fourth in the series and a celebration of the organization’s 50 years in existence.
With the event...
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Meet at site where Roger Bannister, in 1954, became the first man to break the 4 minute Mile barrier
By Athletics Weekly
There is little room for nostalgia in sport but the British Milers’ Club will turn back the clock when they celebrate their 50th anniversary in Oxford on Saturday, July 20.... Read More comments
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