I know bannister ran the first sub 4 mile, but...?
wasnt there another man who ran 4.00 flat first? just wondering
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No one ran 4 minutes flat, before him. There were several who came close, they knew that Landy was going to run sub 4, which he did shortly after, and ran faster than bannister. They had a match race which Bannister ran much faster and beat Landy by about 10 yards, passing him coming off the final curve. Having read Cunningham's life story he never claimed to have broken 4 minutes at any time practice or racing, and niether did Wood.What song gets you fired up before you run a cross-country race?
i believe so. the record now is 3:39 or soWhat are some good size 21/2 in kids running shoes for school?
A guy named Ken wood supposedly broke the record a few weeks before at an exhibition but the time is unsubstanciated.prefontaine!
Nope. Roger Bannister ran the first 4-minute mile. That's what he's famous for - he just beat that standard by a tick or so. But it was the 4 Minute Mile that made all the news.
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I believe that there is a story that Glenn Cunningham ran sub-4:00 in a practice session, before Bannister did it officially.two of them got it just one was full of crap- Landy and Cunningham were the pre-eminent milers of the day and has recorded in the 4:00.X range. Bannister felt a great deal of pressure since it was a bit of competition to get under 4 first and runners all over the world were nudging that barrier and it was anyiones guess who would be first. bannister was actually a bit of a dark horse in the race for 3:59.
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