In the 19th century, pedestrians were called milers because people were nuts for the mile race. Barkley's training regiment included a breakfast dinner of beef steak or mutton chops underdone with stale bread and old beer. He that barkley had kind of a weird regiment, but it worked for them.
Nobody thought the 4-minute mile was humanly possible, until it was. The story of how it happened is remarkable. So sit back and take a listen.
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