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New Documentary Celebrates 60th anniversary of Roger Bannisters Four Minute Mile, Needs your help with Crowdfund support, from Jeremy Mosher

Larry EderbyLarry Eder
March 30, 2014
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The first four minute mile has always been more than an athletic achievement. While it is that, Sir Roger Bannister and his teammates, the late Chris Brasher and the late Chris Chataway, and their advisor, the late Franz Stampfl, did much more. They inspired a war weary country and enthralled a cynical world. 


KIMbia Athletics’ Tom Ratcliffe desires to tell this story and is using Crowdfund (see piece below). The five minute film on this project so inspired me that I donated to the cause. Give up a six pack a week of your favorite beer for one month and you have $50. This is a great project! Read on! 

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NEW DOCUMENTARY CELEBRATES 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF
ROGER BANNISTER’S FOUR MINUTE MILE

KIMBIA ATHLETICS AIMS TO CROWDFUND DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT OF HISTORIC RACE

DATE: 27 March 2014
from Jeremy Mosher /
mosher.jeremy@gmail.com / 513-314-8308
FOR 

Sixty years have passed since “The Greatest Sporting Achievement of the 20th Century” as named by
Sports Illustrated and Forbes – Sir Roger Bannister running the first mile under four minutes. To
celebrate and commemorate that anniversary, KIMbia Athletics is producing a new feature-length
documentary that explores
how remarkable Bannister’s achievement truly was – and the untold story of
how it almost
didn’t happen.

The film’s creators hope to tell of this classic story in a thoroughly modern way: via a crowd-funding
campaign on Kickstarter. Funding would support the post-production process for an impressive
collection of interviews including Sir Roger Bannister, himself; his friend and pacesetter, the late Sir Chris
Chataway; two-time Olympic gold medalist and London 2012 head, Lord Sebast
ian Coe; Bannister’s rival
and the second sub-4:00 miler ever, John Landy; as well as historians, journalists, world-record breakers
— even eyewitnesses from the historic run itself, who share their memories on camera for the first time.

“With these interviews, I think we’re approaching something that could be considered a ‘definitive’
account of Bannister‘s sub-four-minute mile,” said Jeremy Mosher, staff producer at KIMbia Athletics.
“So we’re hoping to do more than simply finish it. We’re hoping community support enables us to
complete this timeless story of achievement to a level where it will be valued by generations to come.
”

Bannister’s run is unquestionably legendary. “It’s on par, I think, with things like climbing Mt. Everest or
landing on the moon,” says David Epstein, author of the New York Times best-selling The Sports Gene,
who appears in the documentary. “It’s a question of, Can we even do this? And if we can show ourselves
we can do this, there are all sorts of other things we can do.”

If pledges totaling at least $12,000 are collected via Kickstarter, the production team can tap specialists
for color correction, audio mixing, and visual effects. A successful campaign will see backers receive
unique memorabilia related to the film; rewards include a DVD with bonus content,
the film’s poster,
and even replica 1950’s
-era track equipment, handmade for use in the film.

The Kickstarter goes live Friday March 28th and runs through Monday April 14th. Updates and
additional information will be provided on the Kickstarter page for
Bannister: Everest on the Track along
with www.KIMbia.net and social media outlets Facebook and Twitter.

###

ON THE WEB www.BannisterDocumentary.com
www.KIMbia.net
www.kickstarter.com/projects/1041345351/379429304 

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  • Larry Eder
    Larry Eder

    Larry Eder has had a 51-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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