119. Chataway ( Sir Chris, athlete, record holder of the 5000 metres track record in 1954, pace runner for Sir Roger Bannister’s successful attempt on the Four Minute Mile, b. 1931) The Four Minute Mile [Contribution], typed note with cut signature “Chris Chataway” laid down, 1p., 8vo, [c. 1960].
est. £60 – £80
A note on the soon to be broken four minute mile. “No one has yet run a mile in four minutes. It is a particularly tantalising achievement, because so many are apparently so close to succeeding.”
?Originally written in 1954.
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