FOOTNOTE Nº 003 — Morning of Sep 15, 2026
Roger Bannister and the Four-Minute Mile
On May 6, 1954, a 25-year-old medical student ran the mile in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds — breaking a barrier many believed humanly impossible. His record lasted 46 days.
For years, the four-minute mile was a wall. Runners had chased it for a decade — and the body, everyone agreed, couldn't go faster.
On May 6, 1954, a 25-year-old medical student named Roger Bannister lined up at Oxford with two friends pacing him. He trained on stolen lunch breaks between hospital shifts.
He ran it in 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds. His record lasted 46 days. Then someone else broke it.
That's the point — limits are usually consensus. The moment one person proves it possible, everyone can.
FOOTNOTE Nº 003
Limits are usually consensus. The moment one person proves it possible, everyone can.