This motivational pep-talk came from my friends at Be Motivated Today. Being an athlete myself, it hit home with me and I’d thought that I’d share it with you.
If you’d like to learn more about Roger Banister and the 4-minute mile read the book, The Perfect Mile by Neal Bascomb.
And if you’re a master athlete like I am (over 35) and want some more motivation read Age Is Just A Number by 3 time Olympian, Dara Tores.
Roger Banister and the 4-minute mile
In the 1950?s doctors said that it was physically impossible to run the mile in less than 4 minutes. They said that a human body could not endure the physical strain. The heart would literally explode out of the chest. That was the belief at the time. The limit was 4 minutes. The result: no one ran the mile in under 4 minutes. Continue reading
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