I had a long chat with Jessica Hull after her 2nd place 3:58.36 showing in the 1500 at Grand Slam Track Philadelphia today.
Fingers crossed that someone gets this to actually happen! We'd all love to see that run and if it does go off, we'll ALL be watching (even if you think it is just a gimmick). It is one of those things that would totally go mainstream.
I don't think she can break 4, but she'll come close enough to make it fun. For people who aren't track nerds or insiders, "only 5 seconds" is basically the same as "almost did it!" That will be enough for the majority of the people watching...
As for why Hull would want to help, it makes total sense that anyone who has a love of the sport or a sense of history would want to be part of it. Wouldn't you?
Bannister's pacemakers are still known to this day, by the way...
Brasher took to the front for the first two laps, or 800m, before peeling off and allowing Chataway to come through. With Bannister running in his slipstream, Chataway kept the record pace on track for the next 500m before he could do more and Bannister was left to finish the job over the final 300m.