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May 6, 2004
50 Years On, Celebrating the Miracle Mile
Sir Roger -- seen here with a photograph of him running that historic race -- didn't even have a coach. He would work out during lunch at a park in London and had to pay three pence to get onto the track. He figured out the strategy for the race himself, getting two other runners to pace him.
The record was broken within two months by John Landy, highlighting how the four-minute mile was as much a psychological as physical barrier.
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