The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes. One Goal. And Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It

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There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was thought to be beyond the limits of human foot speed, and in every of sport it was the elusive holy grail. In 1952, after suffering defeat at the Helsinki Olympics, three world-class runners each attempt to break this barrier. Roger Bannister was a young English medical student who epitomized the perfect of the amateur — still driven not simply by winning but by the nobility of the pursuit. John Landy was the privileged son of an genteel Australian family, who as a boy preferred butterfly collecting to running but who trained relentlessly in an almost spiritual try to form his body to this singular task. Then there was Wes Santee, the swaggering American, a Kansas farm boy and natural athlete who believed he was just plain much better than every person else.

Spanning three continents and defying the chances, their collective quest captivated the planet and stole headlines from the Korean War, the atomic race, and such legendary figures as Edmund Hillary, Willie Mays, Native Dancer, and Ben Hogan. Within the tradition of Seabiscuit and Chariots of Fire, Neal Bascomb delivers a breathtaking story of unlikely heroes and leaves us with a lasting portrait of the twilight many years of the golden age of sport.


Category: Running & Jogging

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English
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2004-06
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Neal Bascomb

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