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World Service,01 Mar 1999,4 mins

The Four Minute Mile

My Century

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"Here was a physical barrier to be overcome." Roger Bannister remembers the May evening in 1954, when he broke the record for running the four minute mile. "If you don't make the attempt and don't get another chance, would you ever forgive yourself for the rest of your life?"

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