Coffee with Larry, Episode 882, May 6, 2026, the 72nd Anniversary of the first Sub-4 minute mile!
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Tag: Sir Roger Bannister
This Day in Track & Field, May 6, Roger Bannister’s historic 3:59.4, the first sub 4 minute mile (1954), compiled, curated and edited by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field--May 6 1954--No event has had more of an impact on the sport than Roger ...
OHare & Leonard win British titles as Weir’s Mile record marks Sir Roger’s anniversary,
Very cool that Sir Roger Bannister, the first man under four minutes and Diana Charles, formerly Diana Leather, the first ...
A Life Defined-The 60th Anniversary of the “Four Minute Mile”, by Peter Thompson, from British Milers Club magazine, May 2014
The following article, by reknowned coach Peter J. L. Thompson, puts the sixtieth anniversary of the first sub four minute ...
New Documentary Celebrates 60th anniversary of Roger Bannisters Four Minute Mile, Needs your help with Crowdfund support, from Jeremy Mosher
The first four minute mile has always been more than an athletic achievement. While it is that, Sir Roger Bannister ...
Stop the insanity! Why focus on the two-hour marathon? by Larry Eder
I was reading Alfons Juck's EME news updates today, and saw the piece on Mo Farah and the focus on ...
Below the fold: Stories on the Olympics that you may not have seen, compiled by Adam Johnson-Eder, notes by Larry Eder
London Olympic stadium, August 2011, photo courtesy of Larry EderThis was the stadium, as it looked one year ago, as ...
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