The Man Who Goes On, Even When

I Found Longer Races Boring. I Found The Mile Just Perfect.

I Trained For Less Than Three-quarters Of An Hour, Maybe Five Days A Week - I Didn't Have Time To Do More. But It Was All About Quality, Not Quantity - So I Didn't Waste Time Jogging, Ever.

If I Faltered, There Would Be No Arms To Hold Me And The World Would Be A Cold And Forbidding Place.

The Athletic Association Competed Against The University. So There Was An Event. You Cannot Break World Records Unless It Is An Established Event, And You Have Three Timekeepers, And The Whole Thing Is Organized.

Doctors And Scientists Said Breaking The Four-minute Mile Was Impossible, That One Would Die In The Attempt. Thus, When I Got Up From The Track After Collapsing At The Finish Line, I Figured I Was Dead