The Four-Minute Mile by Roger Bannister
The fantastic memoir by Roger Bannister, the middle-distance runner who achieved the epic quest to break the four-minute mile All sports have pivotal moments, single events that change perceptions forever after. For the sport of running such a moment passed on a blustery May afternoon in 1954, when Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile. This is the story of that fantastic run. Today, more than sixty years later, lovers of sport - runners and non-runners alike - will be moved by this impassioned story of one of sport's true heroes.
Sir Roger Bannister was a medical student at Oxford when he made his famous run. He retired from competition after graduation and went on to pursue a distinguished career as a neurologist. He was knighted in 1975, and passed away in 2018.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781592285815 |
| ISBN 10 | 1592285813 |
| Title | The Four-Minute Mile |
| Author | Roger Bannister |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Year published | 2004-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 251 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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