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4-minute mile

First sub-4-minute mile track is upgraded
Posted by simon on 5/11/2007 on simon's blog

I'm really steamed. I never made the pilgrimage to Iffley Road to run a token mile on the cinder track first laid down in 1880 and made famous by Roger Bannister's "barrier"-breaking 3:59 mile in 1954.

Too late now. The Oxford track has been resurfaced and is the focal point of a new $38 sports complex that has been officially opened by Lord Coe (aka former world record-holder and Olympic champion Seb Coe).

But here's a thought: BBC News reports that the track has "now been awarded UK Athletics certification to hold meetings and be eligible for record attempts". When I get my legs back maybe I'll make that trip with more serious intent.

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