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The race of the century : the battle to break the four-minute mile / Neal Bascomb.

by Bascomb, Neal.

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Scholastic Focus, c2022.

796.420922 B298r

Bannister, Roger.

Landy, John, 1930-2022.

Running -- Records.

Runners (Sports) -- Biography.

Alternate title:

Battle to break the 4 minute mile

201 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm.

"True stories in focus"--Jacket.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be beyond the limits of human foot speed. In 1952, after suffering defeat at the Helsinki Olympics, three world-class runners each set out to break this barrier: Roger Bannister was a young English medical student who epitomized the ideal of the amateur; John Landy the privileged son of a genteel Australian family; and Wes Santee the swaggering American, a Kansas farm boy and natural athlete. Spanning three continents and defying the odds, these athletes' collective quest captivated the world. Neal Bascomb's bestselling adult account adapted for young readers delivers a breathtaking story of unlikely heroes and leaves us with a lasting portrait of the twilight years of the golden age of sport.

Grades 10-12 Scholastic Focus

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