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This is such a great example of human psychology and our ability to adapt to new paradigms. The amazing thing about the four minute mile, is once someone broke
by chrischattin 6y ago
This is such a great example of human psychology and our ability to adapt to new paradigms. The amazing thing about the four minute mile, is once someone broke the previously thought impossible barrier, we had high school kids routinely running four minute miles within a few years.
I think it also says something about how hard it is to truly do something unique and break new trail. But, it opens things up for the rest of humanity. It takes a special person.
- AtlasBarfed 6y agoAnd then in America, a drought of high schoolers running 4 minute miles for what seemed to be two decades. Whoa, it was actually over 30 years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_high_school_students_who_have_run_a_four-minute_mile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_high_school_s...