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Murphy clocked 16.4 seconds for the first quarter-mile, 33.6 for the half, 49.2 for the three-quarters and the mile in 1:08. Fullerton was embarrassed that his locomotive failed to get to 60 mph. Its weight made the wooden track sink and rise and Murphy was forced to ride a wave.
Diane Susan Leather Charles née Leather (7 January 1933 – 5 September 2018) was an English athlete who was the first woman to run a sub-5-minute mile. [1]Inspired to take up running aged 19 after watching the 1952 Olympic Games, within months Leather had become national cross-country champion, a title she would go on to win four times.
In order to achieve this time, each 5 km split would need to be completed in 14 minutes 13 seconds, producing a time of 1 hour 59 minutes 59.5 seconds. But in reality, all the 5 km splits were run within five seconds of each other, with every split past the 10 km point being between 14:12 and 14:14. [ 10 ]
In countries that span multiple time zones and are the most populous in their western or central regions, like Brazil, Russia and Indonesia, all television schedules nationwide are simultaneous with their broadcast sources, enabling full nationwide live telecasts regardless of time zones (although Russia conducts separate live primetime ...
Delay of game is an action in a sports game in which a player or team deliberately stalls the game, usually with the intention of using the delay to its advantage. In some sports, the delay of game is considered an infraction if it is longer than that permitted according to the game's rules, in which case a penalty can be issued.
After setting the national high school record in the mile, Jim Ryun set the world record in 1966 and then again in 1967, when he ran 3:51.1. Ryun was 19 at the time, making him the youngest world record holder in the mile to date. His record stood for nine years. [4] Ryun competed in the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympic games.
This is the second time Iffley Track hosted an anniversary event for Bannister's achievement, with the previous time being in 2004. [ 57 ] Retired, accomplished milers including Steve Cram , Hicham El Guerrouj , Filbert Bayi , Noureddine Morceli , and Eamonn Coghlan attended, all of whom have had the mile world record to their name.
He obtained a national record at the Corvallis Invitational with a time of 8:41.5, only one and a half seconds slower than his goal, and 6.9 seconds better than the previous record. [ 10 ] [ 13 ] He won two more state titles that year after another undefeated season in both the one and two mile distances.