Fraternity sponsors Obama rally onLivingston Nov 4, 2008
He reminded the crowd of Sir Roger Bannister, a former English athlete and the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes. After Bannister broke the record, six more people broke it within a year after, he said. (The Daily Targum, NJ)
How Fast Can Humans Go? Aug 24, 2008
mile until Roger Bannister proved us wrong in 1954 when he ran it in 3 mins. 59. (Time.com)
In The Long Run, Exertion Regulation Wins The Day For Marathon Runners Aug 16, 2008
According to the runner, Sir Roger Bannister, "The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win," but athletes who are not able to regulate their heart rate over the course of a long-distance race may burn out too soon and end up crashing out of the competition. Journal reference. (Science Daily)
Britain rules the waves again thanks to Ainslie's third gold Aug 16, 2008
Not everyone approved, with Sir Roger Bannister accusing his fellow Englishman of unsportsmanlike behaviour. To which an unimpressed Ainslie replied: He does not know anything about sailing. (Daily Mail)
Surprise, there are Olympic athletes! Aug 11, 2008
I remember an Olympic year, 1956 it was, when the big question was whether or not Roger Bannister, the Brit runner who ran the first four-minute mile, could beat John Landy, the Australian record holder. Now the big question appears to be how many athletes will lie gasping in the streets of Beijing, overcome by fumes from the primitive, coal-fired furnaces and boilers that make the Chinese economy run. (Weymouth News, MA)
Rookies on the rise Aug 10, 2008
Elliott, of course, wanted to pursue a business career, as did John Landy and Roger Bannister, the two protagonists of the four-minute mile chase, who also retired a few years before Elliott after relatively brief terms on the track. The age of professionalism has changed that. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Michael Voss There are 15 AFL coaches right now looking for football's version of Janko Tipsarevic. Read more Jul 25, 2008
Roger Bannister was like Tipsarevic when he was the first runner to break the four-minute mile. For so long it was an impossible barrier, yet when one person cracked it, he gave hope to everyone else and, all of a sudden, a string of others did likewise. (The Age, Australia)
Performances in part a matter of the heart Jul 20, 2008
When Roger Bannister, a 25-year-old British medical student, ran the first sub-four-minute mile in 1954, to some of those dealing with the human heart, his time of 3:59. 4 was less of a miracle than was exhausted Bannister surviving as he crossed the finish line. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Imperfectly Perfect Jul 13, 2008
Then Roger Bannister ran a mile in 3 minutes 59. 4 seconds. (Forbes)
Gentle humour with an aftershock Jun 18, 2008
"The fact is the young people now are just so amazing. The ability to play the piano is getting greater all the time. As with everything else, a lot of learning is sheer imitation. When the four-minute mile was broken by Roger Bannister, a number of people ran the sub-four-minute mile. When you realise it can be done, you somehow push yourself until you can do it.". Ax says there will always be peaks of brilliance. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
A shorter workout – but it will hurt Jun 13, 2008
To break the four-minute mile in 1954, Roger Bannister famously relied on interval sessions of 10 60-second sprints separated by two minutes of rest, because his duties as a medical student on clinical rotation limited his training time to half an hour a day at lunch. Such time constraints are the main reason Dr. Gibala advocates HIT, since studies consistently find that lack of time is the top reason that people don't manage to get the 30 to 60 minutes of daily exercise recommended by public... (Globe and Mail)
EXCERPT: Read a passage from David Guterson's latest novel Jun 10, 2008
A lot of people can name a sprinter or two Carl Lewis, for example or a famous miler like Roger Bannister, but can very many name even a single half-miler. No athletic romance attaches to the half-mile. (USA Today -- Life)
The Greatest Individual Athletic Achievements Jan 31, 2008
Nonetheless, one feat did emerge as a clear winner: Roger Bannister breaking the four-minute mile. When Bannister crossed the finish line of Oxford's Iffley Road track on May 6, 1954, he could hardly see straight. (Forbes)
Cross-country skier Randall inspired by U.S. surge Dec 27, 2007
"I looked at this success as kind of like Roger Bannister breaking the four-minute mile," Randall says. While it didn't receive the kind of attention Bannister's breakthrough did, Randall's victory has turned a spotlight on inroads the USA is making in a sport long dominated by Europeans. (USA Today -- Sports)
A special hurray for Vicky's Water Project runners Oct 2, 2007
Sir Chris was a pacemaker for Roger Bannister s four-minute mile, and the first ever BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1954. Just as special as the Great North Run was a meeting three weeks earlier. (AlertNet)
Will Buckley: Ali? Laver? Best? No, the Williams sisters Sep 16, 2007
Stirling Moss finished sixty-ninth, Roger Bannister fifty-eighth, John Charles thirty-third, Jim Clark twenty-first, Torvill and Dean finished in the top 20, and the winner was. Daley Thompson. (Guardian Unlimited -- Sport)
Mt. Storm Presbyterian Church holds 125 anniversary Aug 14, 2007
MacBeth told the story of Roger Bannister, a British athlete who in 1954 ran a mile. in less than four minutes, adding, "As Bannister ran the race before other athletes,Jesus ran the race before us, showing what is possible and what victory is all about.". (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
* Sports Briefs Jul 24, 2007
The shares were bought from club presidents David Sullivan, Ralph Gold and David Gold, managing director Karren Brady and director Roger Bannister, all of whom still have stakes in the club. JUDO Brazilian, Cuban fans scuffle A scuffle between Brazilian and Cuban fans at the judo forced the hasty departure of Brazilian Sports Minister Orlando Silva in the latest flare-up in the nations' rivalry at the Pan American Games on Sunday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung holds off on full takeover of Birmingham Jul 23, 2007
The shares were bought from club presidents David Sullivan, Ralph Gold and David Gold, managing director Karren Brady and director Roger Bannister, all of whom still have stakes in the club. Asked about his plans to buy out the other Birmingham shareholders, Yeung told at a press conference in Hong Kong, "I'm considering it. It's a matter of timing.". (International Herald Tribune)
Why some baseball records remain sacred Jul 18, 2007
For example, there was little, if any, nostalgic regret that day in 1954 when Roger Bannister pulled off what Forbes magazine would later call the greatest athletic achievement of all time, the running of a mile in under four minutes. But that storied record of 3:59. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Impossible is nothing Jul 1, 2007
Subsequent to May 6, 1954, when Roger Bannister ran the mile in 3 minutes and 59. 4 seconds, thus becoming the first human to run the distance in under 4 minutes, the record was broken eight times over the next 12 years. (India Times, India)
Brett Hess: Dix, Sikes Make Championship Teams Jun 23, 2007
It's a tremendous honor," Sikes said. But don't most runners move to Colorado for altitude training or some other exotic locale? "Roger Bannister broke 4 minutes in the mile and he was a medical student at Oxford," Sikes said. Point well taken. Sikes said competing Friday night was a dream come true. "I was running against my heroes," Sikes said, mentioning winner Shalane Flanagan and runner-up Jennifer Rhines. "When I was in high school I had a poster on my wall of Rhines running down a country... (Mac-Sports.com)
Dartmouth's True clocks sub-4-minute mile, breaks school record Jun 23, 2007
Roger Bannister of England ran the first recorded sub-four-minute mile when he posted a 3:59. 4 in 1954. (U-Wire.com)
From Humble Tampa Beginnings, Rhodes Scholar Garrett Johnson Has Bright Future Jun 21, 2007
During his first few months in Britain, Johnson mostly studied and trained on his own in often inclement weather at Iffley Road Track on Oxford's campus, the place where Roger Bannister made history by running the first sub-four-minute mile in history May 6, 1954. Oh, and he has traveled at every opportunity. (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
PG West: Robert Morris standout keeps improving in javelin Jun 21, 2007
Add Stephanie Kuhn's name to the list that include Babe Ruth, Chuck Noll and Roger Bannister. Ruth was the first Major League Baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season, Noll was the first NFL coach to win four Super Bowls and Bannister was the first to run a mile under four minutes. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Maine man runs sub-4 minute mile in Maine Jun 19, 2007
In 1954, Roger Bannister became the first runner to break the four minute barrier, a feat that Forbes magazine in 1999 declared the world's greatest athletic achievement. "Going under four minutes," said former Portland High School standout Ayalew Taye, "is every runner's dream.". (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
After 30 years, Geiberger reflects on milestone Jun 12, 2007
When Al Geiberger became the first golfer to shoot a mythical 59 in a PGA Tour event 30 years ago, the automatic comparison some fans made was to Roger Bannister. "Roger Bannister was the first man to break 4 minutes in the mile," Geiberger said. (USA Today -- Sports)
AN AMERICAN MILESTONECal runner broke 4-minute mile mark Jun 1, 2007
"I don't know if it's psychological. You feel so good. To have everything go right, it was a great sense of accomplishment. I thank Brutus Hamilton for coaching me so well. He said, 'Nice job,' then he went off to help the next kid. That was Brutus.'' Roger Bannister of Great Britain was the first to break four minutes when he ran 3:59.4 on May 6, 1954. Bannister had two runners setting the pace for him through three laps. At Stockton three years later in the Pacific Association AAU meet, Bowden... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Anniversary of Bowden mile still commemorated (Steve Nearman) May 27, 2007
It came some three years and 25 days after Roger Bannister became the first man in the world to accomplish the landmark feat. While running for the University of California, the former Olympian (1952 Melbourne Games) from San Jose ran his 3:58. (Washington Times, DC)
Remanufacturing athletes May 25, 2007
Training has reached a level of technical sophistication unheard of when Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile. Athletes train in wind tunnels and travel to high altitudes. (Boston Globe)
Against the Wind May 16, 2007
" The next day, I marveled at the collection of world-class athletes who visited our town for the race. Nine of the men had run a sub-four minute mile at some point in their careers, and many in the crowd had come to see such a feat. Folks in their fifties and up remember when the sub-four was the sport's Holy Grail - thought by many to be unattainable - and when Roger Bannister finally reached that magical 3:59, the running world rejoiced. The bleachers might have been a little fuller had the... (Ithaca Times, NY)
Sully Saturday: Mile just a distance memory these days May 5, 2007
Just as baseball fans still marvel over the accomplishments of Babe Ruth or Willie Mays, Roger Bannister could spring into action once more. He was the first to break the four-minute barrier in the mile on May 6, 1954. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Rising demandHave we hit the buffers in terms of food production? Mar 30, 2007
"In the first modern Olympics in 1896, we were running the mile in under five minutes. By 1954, Roger Bannister had broken the four-minute mile. But now, more than half a century later, no-one is talking about a three minute mile.". Lester Brown: We are reaching the limits of what plants can do. (BBC News -- Science)
For U.S., a union of great import (Dan Daly) Mar 30, 2007
After all, there was no bigger sonic boom in 20th century sports than when Roger Bannister broke the four-minute-mile barrier for dear old England in 1954. But even if, in our ethnocentrism, we chose to ignore that epic event, we certainly should have noticed when Ingemar Johansson punched out Floyd Patterson and took the heavyweight crown in 1959. (Washington Times, DC)
Sub-4 miler Masback '77 now CEO of USA Track & Field Mar 30, 2007
Masback had the distinction not only of being the second person to break the four-minute mark at Iffley, but also of doing so in the presence of Roger Bannister, who had run the first sub-four-minute mile in history on that very same track 24 years before. With that success under his belt, Masback went on to clock a 3:52. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
Black Coaches Go Head-to-Head in Super Bowl Feb 9, 2007
"Roger Bannister runs a four-minute mile no one has done it and right after he does it, you get three or four guys who do it," Dungy said last week in Indianapolis. "Doug Williams wins a Super Bowl and, all of a sudden, you begin to see Donovan McNabb and Michael Vick and Warren Moon.". (ABC News)
