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Best of - Sir Roger Bannister: The Mile of the Century
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36 minutes
Released:
Jul 12, 2021
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On the morning of May 6th, 1954, Roger Bannister achieved what most people believed was not humanly possible: he ran a mile in under four minutes. It is considered one of the greatest athletic achievements of all time, alongside Sir Edmund Hillary's ascent of Mt. Everest. Bannister was a medical student at the time. He had already been to the Olympics, two years before. And he had spent eight years developing his own unique approach to training - one that allowed him to very gradually improve speed, while leaving time for his studies. He talks here about his childhood in wartime England, and about daring to dream the impossible. This episode was originally published in 2016.
Released:
Jul 12, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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