The first recorded four minute mile was in 1954. And then quickly: * Roger Bannister (GBR) - May 6, 1954 - 3:59.4 - John Landy (AUS) - June 21, 1954 - 3:57.9 - László Tábori (HUN) - May 28, 1955 - 3:59.0 - Chris Chataway (GBR) - May 28, 1955 - 3:59.8 - Brian Hewson (GBR) - May 28, 1955 - 3:58.8 In the next three years, more than 20 runners achieved the same feat. How did it happen? Not some shoe tech, it was just conviction. Speaks for the Henry Ford quote: "Whether you believe that you can or you can't, you are right" [[Act with conviction to get the USB plug right on the first try]] #published 2025-01-19