Roger Bannister, the first person to run a sub-4 minute mile, did minimal training compared to modern day athletes. from his wikipedia entry: When asked whe

Roger Bannister, the first person to run a sub-4 minute mile, did minimal training compared to modern day athletes. from his wikipedia entry: When asked whether the 4-minute mile was his proudest achievement, he said he felt prouder of his contribution to academic medicine through research into the responses of the nervous system.