The three-time Olympic gold medalist ran a personal-best time of 4:06.42 in a special event dubbed “Breaking4: Faith Kipyegon ...

To understand the magnitude of this moment, it helps to know what the mile symbolizes. In 1954, Roger Bannister became the first person to break the 4-minute barrier.

No woman has ever attempted the sub-4min feat, which was first achieved in 1954 by Britain Roger Bannister -- in 3min 59.4sec -- in what has gone down as one of track running's most momentous ...

While Kipyegon didn’t reach a sub-four mile, the attempt in itself is a big moment in running. Roger Bannister first ran a sub-four mile in 1954—a time when women weren’t even allowed to run ...

With that drafting strategy, the researchers concluded, Kipyegon could run 3:59.37 — the exact time run by Roger Bannister in 1954 when he became the first human to break the sub-four-minute ...

She will need to shave at least 7.65 seconds off her world record time of 4:07.64. It was more than 71 years ago when British runner Roger Bannister became the first man to eclipse four minutes in ...

The event was sponsored by Nike and dubbed “Breaking4: Faith Kipyegon vs. the 4-Minute Mile.” Kipyeyon, a 31-year-old mother of a 7-year-old daughter, said she may try again to eclipse the 4 ...

He was in attendance Thursday for Kipyegon’s effort. A four-minute mile has long been recognized as an iconic landmark in running, first achieved by Great Britain’s Roger Bannister in 1954.

Faith Kipyegon’s attempt to become the first woman in history to run a sub-4-minute mile came up just short. The three-time Olympic gold medalist ran a personal-best time of 4:06.42 in a special ...

Roger Bannister became the first man to run a sub-4-minute mile in 1954. No woman has yet broken the 4-minute mile barrier.