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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 2011 23:50GMT

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  • Thu 5 May 2011 08:50GMT
  • Thu 5 May 2011 12:50GMT
  • Thu 5 May 2011 16:50GMT
  • Thu 5 May 2011 21:50GMT
  • Fri 6 May 2011 00:50GMT
  • Fri 6 May 2011 02:50GMT
  • Sun 8 May 2011 06:50GMT
  • Sun 8 May 2011 23:50GMT

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