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Alan Webb, the high school record holder. This is a list of American high school students who have run a four-minute mile since the feat was first accomplished in 1964.. The first person to run the mile (1,760 yards, or 1,609.344 metres) in under four minutes was Roger Bannister in 1954, in a time of 3:59.4. [1]
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An earlier women's world record, 4:12.56 set by Svetlana Masterkova of Russia on 14 August 1996 at Zürich, stood for almost 23 years: Masterkova became the first woman to run the mile in less than 4 minutes and 15 seconds. Kipyegon's run has led some to speculate that the first women's sub-four minute mile may come within the 21st century. [31]
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Quarter-mile or 1 ⁄ 4 mile may refer to: A dragstrip competition or vehicle test in motorsport, where cars or motorcycles compete for the shortest time from a standing start to the end of a straight 1 ⁄ 4 mile (0.40 km) track; The 440-yard dash, a sprint footrace in track and field competition on a 440 yards (1,320 ft; 400 m; 0.25 mi) oval
Bill Buchanan wrote a full-length biography of Baker called A Shining Season. [1] A TV movie based on the book was created in 1979. Timothy Bottoms portrayed John Baker in the movie, and Ed Begley Jr. portrayed Duke City Dashers assistant coach John Haaland. John Baker was told he had 6 months to live, at the time of diagnosis; he lived a year ...
The 4 × mile relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete one mile (1,609.344 metres) or slightly more than 4 laps on a standard 400 metre track. The event is not often run as most legacy 440 yard tracks have been converted to 400 metres, thus making 4 × 1500 or 4 × 1600 metres easier to manage.
The racers got a 10-year lease from the state fair board in order to build a paved 1 ⁄ 2 mile track which shared the frontstretch with a 1 ⁄ 4 mile track. On July 19, 1958, the first race was held at the new speedway. Races were held only on the 1 ⁄ 4 mile track (except for special events).