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Roger Bannister was the first man to break the four minute mile. He did it in May, 1954 at a meet in England, I believe with a time of 3:59.4. He was running with others that also had the potential. I guess you could say that the conditions were just right for him to break the record.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe "four-minute mile" was first broken on 6th May 1954 at the Iffley Road Track by British running athlete Roger Bannister, who completed the extraordinary feat in 3:59.04 (minutes:seconds). Come 2014, it will be the sixtieth anniversary of the amazing achievement.
Since breaking the four minute barrier, the record has been lowered a further eighteen times, currently sitting at 3:43.13, set by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco (July 7 1999 at Rome).
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∙ 15y agoYou're thinking of the four minute mile. Many can run six minute miles.
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∙ 15y agoRoger Bannister was the first person to run faster than four minutes in the mile, he ran 3:59.4 in 1954.
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∙ 13y agoThe first ever recorded person that broke the 4 min mile was Sir Roger Bannister of England on May 6, 1954. He ran the mile in 3:59.4 sec.
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∙ 12y agoWhen someone decided to grow a sack of bojangles
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Who else besides roger bannister has broken the four minute mile?
John Landy of Australia posting a time of 3:58.
How many people can run a sub 4 minute mile today?
Many runners have now run one mile under four minutes. The first to accomplish the feat was Roger Bannister in 1954, with a time of 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds. Since this time, the record has been broken many times. This link has the history of when the fastest mile time was broken: http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0112924.html
Who was the second athlete to run a mile under 4 minutes?
Six weeks after Roger Bannister broke the four minute mile barrier Australian John Landy broke Bannister's record with a time of 3:57.9.
Who ran the first sub 4 minute mile in 1954?
The two runners that paced Roger Bannister in the race were Chris Brasher and Chris Chataway. Click on the 'Video of the First Sub Four Minute Mile' link on this page to see a tape of that historic race.
Who ran the first sub 4 minute mile indoors?
It was first achieved in 1954 by Roger Bannister in 3'59.4". The 'four minute barrier' has since been broken by many male athletes, and is now the standard of all professional middle distance runners. In the last 50 years the mile record has been lowered by almost 17 seconds.
Who was the first person to run the 40 minute mile?
It takes less time to walk a mile!
Where did roger bannister run his four minute mile?
Roger Bannister broke the 4 minute mile barrier on May 6, 1954. His time was 3:59.4 secs He did it at Iffley track in Oxford
What is a good mile time for 33 year old man?
Eamonn Caughlin broke a 4 minute mile after age 40.
What is the fastest time in the half mile run for the Olympics?
1 minute 14 seconds
What is the above average time to run a mile?
The average time for a mile is about 8 minutes, for runners its 6 minutes, so a sub six minute mile is good for a runner and a sub seven for nonrunners.
Can different types of music affect a persons mile time?
Yes, music can have an effect on a person's mile time. Studies have shown that songs with higher beats per minute result in a faster mile time for many people.
What does per min mean?
=per minute e.g mile per minute(meaning how many miles a mobile object travels in one minute unit of time)
