On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister achieved a goal that had once been thought physically impossible - the four-minute mile. Now, more than 70 years later, scientists say today's female runners are ready ...

Kenya's Faith Kipyegon made a valiant attempt to shatter one of track and field's greatest milestones by becoming the first woman to run a mile in under 4 minutes. But the clock doesn't lie — and her ...

On Thursday, June 26 in Paris, Faith Kipyegon will try to make history on the track. In an Nike-supported event similar to those in which Eliud Kipchoge attempted to break the 2-hour marathon barrier, ...

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Faith Kipyegon’s attempt to become the first woman in history to run a sub-4-minute mile came up just short. The three-time Olympic gold medalist ran a personal-best time of 4:06.42 in a special event ...

Faith Kipyegon is one of the greatest runners of all time. A decorated Olympian and World Champion, the native Kenyan’s career is full of accolades, such as being the world record holder in the mile ...

Researchers say it’s possible, at least for Faith Kipyegon of Kenya, who holds the world record for the distance. By Jeré Longman Nearly three-quarters of a century after Roger Bannister of Britain, ...

Objectives To determine the impact of running a sub-4 min mile on longevity. It was hypothesised that there would be an increase in longevity for runners who successfully completed a sub-4 min mile ...

For a long time, the idea of any human running a mile faster than 4 minutes was thought of as the impossible. But in the months after England’s Roger Bannister finally broke that record in 1954, ...

On May 6, 1954, a lanky medical student named Roger Bannister pushed through the finishing tape at Iffley Road track in Oxford, England, and collapsed into the arms of friends after becoming the first ...