Four-Minute Mile

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.

About the author

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.

Summary

The fantastic memoir by Roger Bannister, the middle-distance runner who achieved the epic quest to break the four-minute mile!

Product details

• Authors: Roger Bannister
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781493038756
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-3875-6
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Sport > Track and field athletics, gymnastics