The man in this photo just did something for the very first time. Since then 1,400 men have done it since.
What is happening in this photo?
This is a photo of Roger Bannister in 1954, the first man to run a mile in under 4 minutes.
A track is 400m. To run a mile, you must go around it 4 times.
What is The Bannister Effect?
What is a pacemaker?
The men’s mile record is now 3 :43. and the women’s mile record is 4:12.
Hicham El Guerrouj from Morocco holds the record.
Eamon Coughlan from Ireland is famous for is 4 minute mile. Why so?
