Learn the Mental Model Runners Used to Overcome Limiting Beliefs and Run a 4-Minute Mile
How one person changed their belief system and challenged what the world thought was possible
On May 6th, 1964, Roger Bannister shocked the world when he became the first person to run a sub-4 minute mile.
Runners had been chasing this goal since at least 1886, a challenge involving the most brilliant coaches and gifted athletes worldwide. But despite numerous attempts, until Bannister, no one had been able to achieve this feat.
The idea of a 4-minute mile remained elusive.
Bannister’s run challenged other’s limiting beliefs
Despite decades of failed attempts once Bannister proved it was possible a funny thing happened. 46 days later, an Australian runner, John Landy achieved an even faster time — running a mile in 3 minutes 58 seconds. Then a year later, three runners broke the four-minute-mile barrier in a single race.
Today approximately 1,500 people have run a mile in 4 minutes or less, with the current record being held by Hicham El Guerrouj, a retired Moroccan runner who ran the mile in a breathtaking 3 minutes 43 seconds.
