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Four minute mile

In 1954 a record was broken when a young British athlete ran a mile in under four minutes.

Roger Bannister talks about how he trained and how he became a runner in the first place.

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10 minutes

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Sun 8 May 201123:50GMT

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  • Thu 5 May 201108:50GMT
  • Thu 5 May 201112:50GMT
  • Thu 5 May 201116:50GMT
  • Thu 5 May 201121:50GMT
  • Fri 6 May 201100:50GMT
  • Fri 6 May 201102:50GMT
  • Sun 8 May 201106:50GMT
  • Sun 8 May 201123:50GMT

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