From the archives: Roger Bannister on breaking the

British runner Roger Bannister, the first person to break the 4-minute barrier in the mile, died Saturday at age 88. In this "Sunday Morning" report that originally aired May 2, 2004, Mark Phillips talks with Bannister about his monumental feat fifty years earlier, as well as with American runner Wes Santee and Australian John Landy (who were also chasing the 4:00 mile at the time) and with Neal Bascomb, author of "The Perfect Mile." Phillips also recounts the subsequent matchup between Bannister and Landy at the 1954 British Empire Games, an epic race that was called "the Mile of the Century."
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[@srinitaaigaura]

I don't know what is more amazing - Bannister breaking the 4 min mile or th fact that the WR now stands at

[@robertprice9052]

20 years ago in the Army I set out to break the 4 minute mile. A giant goal for a 5'6" weightlifter serving in a Special Operations unit. I was very fast as a kid and I pushed myself to a

[@drewhendley]

The Man!!!

[@marksprinkle]

I ran a mile in a little less than six minutes before. That's fast enough.

[@EricHansenSpringfield]

GRIT

[@BornAgain77757]

I Was also able to complete the one mile in just under

[@johnrogan9420]

Time it

[@dumpsterjedi6148]

African dudes have been breaking the 4 minute mile for centuries