27 year old mile WR broken
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Brooks will get a pretty good boost . Good for them, I like their shoes very comfortable .
ETA : No track records but they have cut my time to the frig and back for a beer .
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Holy crap! He ran a mile faster than I can put on my running shoes.
How old were you when you finally decided that you hate socks because it hurts to put them on? Me, about 60.
It hasn't been all that long since the 4 minute mile was broken - 1954. Now this guy does it by 17-18 seconds.
Most days are flip flops for me but on those rare occasions that actual shoes are required, Sketchers likely will be my next shoes.
That's 16 mph for an entire mile.
Anyone else think this was an injured transfer happy, covid year, plus redshirted super senior Wide Receiver?
I read it as Wide Receiver
Definitely thought WR was wide receiver .
Glad y’all were able to work up to clicking on the title to see that, in this case, WR was for World Record.
Abbreviations continue to be the devil…
Abbreviations continue to be the devil…
If I'd known it was just about running I wouldn't have opened the thread at all.
That guy. That guy now RULES the mile.
Amazing but one thing that has made a huge difference is the track surface.
Not only that, but the technology in the spikes these days is amazing. Kerr also has year round professional coaches and tech at his disposal, a pacer making sure his splits were on target, and other world class milers pushing him in this race. Roger Bannister didn't have any of that.
But he still had to run faster over that distance than anyone in history and it's an unbelievable acheivement. He called it all year leading up to this race too, which is pretty cool.
In that case, I originally said: a bunch of track kids, they just call it the 1600 now.
Training is so much advanced now days also with all of the tech knowledge also. Competition like you stated is another plus.
With all of the crazy advantages today, it makes the previous record even more impressive. I doubt this record will stand anywhere near as long as before. Hocker, Nuguse, or even Kessler could break it.
You're talking the 'metric mile'... 109 meters short of a true mile, but yes that is run more in official events.
1600m is what's run in high school, which is what I was talking about. Makes it easier for the volunteers to set up and monitor, having it be exactly 4 laps around the track and start/finish at the same line. It's also 100 meters closer to a full mile, which is why the 1500 always confused me.
The best part about the 1500 is you can puke 100 meters sooner. Otherwise, both of those distances are hell to race.
For sure. I bet that Chariots of Fire bloke still spent hours in the pub every night.
That man's a hero.
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My initial assessment was that we had a new 27 year old WR which would be weird.