Roger Bannister

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The real Dr. Roger is 75 today.

How much has the mile record come down in the 50 years
since? About 16 seconds.

3:43.13 so about right. However, it is not contested
all that often so some of that could be from a
lack on contests.

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Quoted message said:

The real Dr. Roger is 75 today.

How much has the mile record come down in the 50 years
since? About 16 seconds.

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Quoted message said:

The real Dr. Roger is 75 today.

How much has the mile record come down in the 50 years
since? About 16 seconds.

Running Times has an excellent article on the 50th
anniversary of the breaking of the 4 min barrier.

I recently ran on the Iffley Road track where he broke the
record. As I passed the finish line, I threw my arms up, my
face contorted with the effort of the previous mile and at
the same time, the joy of knowing that I had achieved the
something special. The crowds screamed - the women wanted me
and the men wanted to be me....

Of course, that was all in my mind, there was no one else at
the track, and my watch did tell me my mile had taken about
5 and a half minutes, but still!!

4minutes was one of the greatest sporting achievements
ever. I can't wait till I see someone do something similar,
like a 2hr thon.

D

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I thought Roger Bannister was the scientist/life partner of
Johnny Quest's Father. No?

Brian Jones said:

The real Dr. Roger is 75 today.

A few years back I sent Dr. Bannister a few photographs and
his book for autograph. He very kindly signed everything and
promptly returned them in the envelope I provided. He is a
true gentlemen and a credit to his sport.

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David Hallsworth said:

4minutes was one of the greatest sporting achievements
ever. I can't wait till I see someone do something similar,
like a 2hr thon.

May be a few years. Derek Clayton ran 2:08:34 in 1969. In 34
years less than 4 minutes have come off the record.

Andrew Taylor

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May be a few years. Derek Clayton ran 2:08:34 in 1969. In
34 years less than 4 minutes have come off the record.

True, but people tend to come along and knock huge chunks of
time off these records. There must be some sort of
physiological barrier - the peak of human endurance, if you
will - but I'm sure for the sake of 6seconds per mile, or
there abouts, faster, someone will break 2hrs.

If it doesn't happen by good genetics and hard graft, I'm
sure there will be some sort of break through in nutrition
or similar, which will allow it to happen. That said, if the
breakthrough was made 'artificially', would it really count?