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Was there a dream mile back in the 18th century?

It was last Thursday when the dream mile was exactly 50 years ago. Roger

Bannister was the first athlete to run the mile in a sub four minute time on

6th May 1954. But was he really the first? Or was there perhaps a runner back

in the 18th century who achieved this? Click here to read this article which

was published in the English newspaper Observer.

http://sport.guardian.co.uk/athletics/comment/0,10083,1207844,00.html