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After his initial time trial success he subsequently clocked inside 1 hour 2 minutes for 25 miles on four occasions, and covered 236 miles in 12 hours. [ 2 ] In 1933 he finished 7th in the Best All-rounder road riding competition , open to all amateur cyclists in the United Kingdom.
"Twenty-Five Miles" is a song written by Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, and Edwin Starr for Starr's second album, 25 Miles (1969). The song was considered sufficiently similar to "32 Miles out of Waycross" by Hoagy Lands (also recorded as "Mojo Mama" by both Wilson Pickett and Don Varner), written by Bert Berns and Jerry Wexler, [2] [3] that Berns and Wexler were eventually given co-writing ...
Guinness certified the record as covering 1,725 miles (2,776 km) in 5 days 18 hours and 3 minutes, beating Rockett's time by 3 hours and 5 minutes. [ 71 ] On 3 September 2020, Marcia Roberts became the first female to record the journey starting at Lands End, by bike, in a time of 11 days, 13 hours & 13 minutes and set a Guinness World Record ...
The Catoctin Mountain Park course was hilly, and due to over-exertion Carter collapsed after about four miles, leading to concerns about his health and questions about his re-election campaign. [2] [3] Professional runner Herb Lindsay won the men's race in time in 30 minutes 0.1 seconds, about two minutes slower than his personal best over the ...
His 1959 25-mile (40 km) time-trial record of 55m 11s, set when he was 19, was ridden on an 84-inch (2,100 mm) fixed wheel gear. Engers rode his first 25-mile (40 km) time-trial on a course starting at Bignall's Corner, at the junction of the A1 and A6 between London and Hatfield. He finished in 1h 12m, riding on a bicycle with derailleur gears ...
Johnny – 5 hours 1 minute 32 seconds; Zach – 5 hours 7 minutes 57 seconds; Nany – 4 hours 34 minutes 7 seconds; Laurel – 4 hours 43 minutes 30 seconds; Devyn – 5 hours 25 minutes 53 seconds; Stage 4: Each contestant has to pedal 25 miles on a stationary bike before seeking a meal and overnight rest in a nearby tent. Bananas – 1 hour ...
Charles' great-niece, Ellie Leather, also ran under 5 minutes for the mile shortly before Charles' death. [63] She became a professional miler in 2022, and ran her best time of 4:25.23 seconds in 2024. [64] [65] [66] She suggested a singlet number of 29 for herself because 29 May 1954 was the day that her great aunt first ran under 5 minutes. [67]
A four-minute mile is the completion of a mile run (1.6 km) ... who ran it in 1954 at age 25, in 3:59.4. [2] The mile record has since been lowered by 16.27 seconds.