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The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It
The Perfect Mile Three Athletes One Goal and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It
Author: Neal Bascomb
There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be entirely beyond the limits of human foot speed. And in all of sport it was the elusive holy grail. In 1952, after suffering defeat at the Helsinki Olympics, three world-class runners set out individually to break this formidable barrier. Roger Bannister was a young English...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780618391127
ISBN-10: 0618391126
Publication Date: 4/14/2004
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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