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> after the barrier has been broken, dozens followed suit. I read an interesting article about that explaining that this wasn't really down to any kind of barr
by zimpenfish 7y ago
> after the barrier has been broken, dozens followed suit.
I read an interesting article about that explaining that this wasn't really down to any kind of barriers but more having pacers and a better track (which is coincidentally about the previous 2h marathon attempt.)
https://sportsscientists.com/2014/12/2-hour-marathon-4-min-mile/ https://sportsscientists.com/2014/12/2-hour-marathon-4-min-m...
- buzzdenver 7y agoThat, plus having enough time for a generation of runners to blossom after WW2.