3-59.4 : the quest to break the four-minute mile
Bryant, John2005
Books, Manuscripts
This is the story of the long quest for the 'magic mile'. The methods the runners used and the secrets they uncovered were passed like a baton through the generations, until the quest reached its climax on 6th May 1954, when Roger Bannister, Christopher Chataway and Chris Brasher united to achieve the impossible.
Main title:
3-59.4 : the quest to break the four-minute mile / John Bryant.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Arrow, 2005.
Collation:
x, 310 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Hutchinson, 2004.Includes index.
ISBN:
00994690819780099469087
Dewey class:
796.4'2'0922
Language:
English
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BRN:
282916
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