When comparing running/track times, you can’t compare today’s athletes to yesterdays. As mentioned there are many reasons why today’s athletes are overall more fit, athletic, and faster. In 1954 Roger Bannister was the first to break the 4 minute mile. A feat that at the time seemed unacheivable by some, and made Bannister a global phenomenon. Since then almost 1500 people have broken the 4 minute mile – in 2015 there were 23 Americans alone who did it.
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