Roger Bannister
Roger Bannister
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister CBEis an English former middle-distance athlete, physician and academic, who ran the first sub-four-minute mile...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth23 March 1929
chasm himself last man save spring taking tape threatens
I leapt at the tape like a man taking his last spring to save himself from the chasm that threatens to engulf him.
elements mile
The mile has all the elements of drama.
motivational success fitness
The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.
holiday lakes house
Our concept of a family holiday was going to a guest house in the Lake district or Wales where walking was part of the holiday.