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Interestingly, he probably wasn't the first person to run a mile in four minutes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-minute_mile#Possible_other_claims https://

by bloak 8y ago

Interestingly, he probably wasn't the first person to run a mile in four minutes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-minute_mile#Possible_other_claims https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-minute_mile#Possible_othe... Probably none of the previous cases is sufficiently well documented to be recognised on its own, but there are several cases that are 90% certain, or thereabouts, so probably at least one of the previous cases - there are more of them than the three mentioned in the Wikipedia article - did involve someone running a mile in four minutes. There's a whole book on the subject, I think, but I can't remember the title.

wging 8y ago
None of those are really credible, and "90% certain" doesn't really fit with the level of knowledge you're describing about the other supposed cases.
- bloak 8y ago
  Not sure what you mean by any of that. There's a bit more info here if you're interested in digging deeper: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27298505 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27298505 https://www.theactivetimes.com/does-first-four-minute-mile-predate-american-revolutionary-war https://www.theactivetimes.com/does-first-four-minute-mile-p... I can't find the book I was thinking of. I don't think it was "Running: A Global History", but perhaps it was. (I though this stuff might be interesting for some people. Am I breaking some rule by mentioning it in this context?)