Sports Origins
First 4-Minute Mile
May 6, 1954Oxford, UKRoger Bannister
The Experience
Total exhaustion. 'The earth seemed to move with me. I found a new source of power and beauty.'
Impact
Shattered the 'impossible' ceiling. Within weeks, others broke it too (The Bannister Effect).
Strategy & Logistics
Scientific training methods while studying as a junior doctor.
Cost & Sacrifice
Years of amateur training alongside medical school.
Time
3:59.4
Current Record
3:43.13
Knowledge Base
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