Bannister, Landy, and the Miracle 4 minute Mile

by doofus_maximus Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:23 pm

One of the greatest sporting achievements of all time. E~~ven after all these years only a few runners break the 4 minute barrier.~~ I take that back. Just because I take 20 mins to run a mile doesn't mean others professional runners and our resident runner-extraordinaire can't do it faster Razz

by artood2 Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:39 pm

doofus_maximus wrote: Just because I take 20 mins to ~~run~~ walk a mile doesn't mean others professional runners and our resident runner-extraordinaire can't do it faster

by Hellsangel Tue Mar 27, 2012 2:18 pm

doofus_maximus wrote:One of the greatest sporting achievements of all time. E~~ven after all these years only a few runners break the 4 minute barrier.~~ I take that back. Just because I take 20 mins to run a mile doesn't mean others professional runners and our resident runner-extraordinaire can't do it faster

You are running for Anna of the year, aren't you?

by Guest Tue Mar 27, 2012 2:23 pm

I need to learn how to finish a race like Bannister... he had absolutely no juice left when he crossed the line! That's called getting your moneys worth... I gotta learn how to do that the next race, it must take serious balls to ignore his body and use up the last drop!

AnimationGenius 4 months ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP_NzZP_LK0&feature=player_embedded

by doofus_maximus Tue Mar 27, 2012 2:38 pm

Hellsangel wrote:
doofus_maximus wrote:One of the greatest sporting achievements of all time. E~~ven after all these years only a few runners break the 4 minute barrier.~~ I take that back. Just because I take 20 mins to run a mile doesn't mean others professional runners and our resident runner-extraordinaire can't do it faster
You are running for Anna of the year, aren't you?

What does ANNA have to do with anything?

RIP.

by Guest Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:17 pm

I read Bannister's autobiographical 'Four Minute Mile' last night. Not all of it, because i skimmed through pages i found dry. Bannister tends to become dry whenever he starts becoming philosophical. He is at his best when describing a race or when giving insights into the art of racing. In at least one instance his philosophical digressions were really illuminating: when he said that after his initial successes in running he kept tasting defeats five or six times in a row. He was still enjoying running though and so kept going.

Quite amazing that Bannister--the first person in history recorded to have run a mile in under four minutes--was a medical student and shortly after the race with Landy he retired from athletics to focus on being a professional doctor.

Bannister talks in his book about how the ancient Greeks would emphasize on having a healthy mind in a healthy body and how professional sportspersons in ancient Greece would also participate in dramatics and other cultural activities.

by Jeremiah Mburuburu Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:08 pm

hicham el gerrouj of morocco breaking the one-mile world record of noureddine morcelli of algeria in 1999. el gerrouj's new record: 3 min, 43.13 sec; morcerlli's earlier record: 3 min. 43.39 sec, which had stood for about seven years.

for much of the race, el gerrouj, in blue shorts, is just behind the africans in yellow tops. exciting race. beautiful strides.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvCsj7eJKKA&feature=related

by Guest Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:17 pm

Jeremiah Mburuburu wrote:hicham el gerrouj of morocco breaking the one-mile world record of noureddine morcelli of algeria in 1999. el gerrouj's new record: 3 min, 43.13 sec; morcerlli's earlier record: 3 min. 43.39 sec, which had stood for about seven years.

for much of the race, el gerrouj, in blue shorts, is just behind the africans in yellow tops. exciting race. beautiful strides.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvCsj7eJKKA&feature=related

Bannister opines in an afterward to the fiftieth anniversary of his book as to why the record for the mile keeps getting broken: modern runners are undergoing more and more rigorous training. No longer can a medical student like himself hope to break the record.

by doofus_maximus Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:13 pm

hicham el gerrouj was a big time doper. Never got caught. His training partners were caught few years ago. 90s were the dope era in athletics.

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