Faith Kipyegon, the world-record holder, will attempt to break the barrier this week. She’ll be getting plenty of help.

Despite not being on the Olympic program, where races follow metric measurements, the mile holds certain prestige in the ...

The Kenyan great bids to become the first woman to run the mile under four minutes, 71 years after the Briton achieved ...

The three-time Olympic champion improved on her record time for a female runner in the one mile, set two years ago, but ...

The three-time Olympic champion will need to shave more than 7 seconds off her personal best, a record she set in 2023. But ...

Key practices include: The Bannister Effect, inspired by Roger Bannister’s historic sub-four-minute mile, illustrates the power of belief in breaking perceived limits. Flow plays a critical role in ...

Kipyegon surpassed her own world record of 4:07.64, set two years ago, but fell well short of breaking the 4-minute mile.

British runner Roger Bannister becoming the first man to dip under four minutes for the four-lap race at the Oxford University track on May 6, 1954 is still held up as a shining example of human ...

Kenya’s triple Olympic and world 1,500 metres champion Faith Kipyegon has failed to break the Nike four-miles. Despite ...

It’s good to be tired after you’ve done something special,” said Kenyan, three-time Olympic champion, Faith Kipyegon to ...

A month later, a young British medical trainee named Roger Bannister just missed running the first sub-four-minute mile, another long-standing barrier sometimes dubbed “Everest on the track.” ...