And we know this how ??

[brionon]

Roger Bannister was the first man to run a mile in under 4 minutes !!

[Chinajan]

He was timed with a stopwatch.

Or is that too obvious?

[Mick-Talbot]

It is the first substantiated sub 4 minute mile.
there were claims of sub 4 minute miles before Bannisters.

[Chinajan]

Ah I see. How do we know there were no sub-four minute miles before this. Well, we don't. Perhaps Bannister's record should be known as the first officially timed sub-four.

[brionon]

Perhaps it should.

[sir.prize]

The world is divided into positive believers and negative non-believers.

Those who watched and watch again that 'magic' moment in Oxford, 58 years ago will always accept and believe that it was indeed the first sub-four minute mile. They are positive believers.

Proving that negative non-believers do not matter.

[ichkeria]

It was the first officially recorded sub-4 mile. That's all

[sir.prize]

ichkeria . . .that's all? In sporting circles it was an exceptional achievement - that's all.

What would YOU expect - a two-minute mile?

[brionon]

People who KNOW are the most dangerous people in the world.