Four-Minute Mile

Name: Four-Minute Mile
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ISBN: 9781592285815

ISBN-10: 1592285813

ISBN-13: 9781592285815

Edition: 50th 2004 (Anniversary)

Authors: Roger Bannister

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"Bannister writes in much the same fashion as he runs-with rippling smoothness, eye-catching grace, and spectacular effectiveness." -The New York Times "It is strange that the intrinsically simple and unimportant act of placing one foot after another for 1,760 yards, as fast as possible, should become such an important sporting achievement. I think the appeal lies in its simplicity-it needs no money, no equipment, no particular physique, no knowledge, no education-and in a world of increasingly complex technology, it stands out as a naive statement about the nature of man. A man can, with his own two feet, overcome severe difficulties to reach a pinnacle upon which he can declare, 'No one…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Edition: 50th
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, The
Publication date: 5/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Introduction to the 50th Anniversary Edition


Introduction



European Games Berne 1954



Early Days



Oxford - Initiation



Oxford - Graduation



Olympic Games Wembley 1948



First Tour in America 1949



Hesitation and Transition, 1949-50



Training and Touring 1950-51



Benjamin Franklin Mile and First British Mile Title 1951



Preparation for Olympic Games Helsinki 1952



Olympic Games Helsinki 1952



So Near and Yet - 1953



Four-Minute Mile 1954



Empire Games Vancouver 1954


Conclusion


Steps to the First Four-Minute Mile


After the Four-Minute Mile


Peril in the Post


Running Cold


Mile Record Holders since 1954


Author's Acknowledgments


Index