1.0Be Morehttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/bemoreskrakowskihttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/bemore/author/skrakowskiThe 4 Minute Mile - Be Morerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="k5YXKmjTSK"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/bemore/2013/08/the-4-minute-mile.html">The 4 Minute Mile</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/bemore/2013/08/the-4-minute-mile.html/embed#?secret=k5YXKmjTSK" width="600" height="338" title="“The 4 Minute Mile” — Be More" data-secret="k5YXKmjTSK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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They told him it couldn’t be done. They had an ambulance waiting for him. They did not expect him to make it, let alone break it. The four minute mile was broken against every scientific odd, every human expectation. I wonder if when Roger Bannister crossed the finish line and his legs were screaming and…http://blog.beliefnet.com/bemore/files/2013/08/roger-bannister-02.jpg