Return to Main Book Four-Minute Mile 2018 Synopsis 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. Related Topics blustery bannister impassioned fantastic afternoon runners 1954 perceptions lovers minute passed mile roger broke moved heroes alike non running forever single pivotal run sport moment moments events later today sports true change years story Suggested Reading Concorde: The Thrilling Account of History’s Most Extraordinary Airliner October 24th, 2023 will mark 20 years since Concorde disappeared from our skies. Yet still Mike Bannister, the last Concorde Chief Pilot, faces the same questions: Why is she no longer flying? Where is her replacement? And what reallyhappened on that tragic afternoon in July 2000, when the crash ... Purchase on Amazon View Details The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be beyond the limits of human foot speed, and in all of sport it was the elusive holy grail. In 1952, after suffering defeat at the Helsinki Olympics, three world-class runners each set out to break this barrier. Roger Bannister ... View Details