I think Jim would have run 3:48 or faster had this been run with rabbits on a modern track. 3:48 in 1967. Unbelievable. This is why he is the GOAT.
I think Jim would have run 3:48 or faster had this been run with rabbits on a modern track. 3:48 in 1967. Unbelievable. This is why he is the GOAT.
Might be apocryphal, but I seem to recall Steve Ovett running 4x1 mile with the last under 4:00.
The mistake is that the name of this thread asks "What is the world record for the solo mile?" When it should read "What is the fastest solo mile ever run?"
Wouldn’t the fastest solo mile be the world record?
What is the threshold that separates a "hobbyjogger" from a "sub-elite" runner?
BREAKING: Leonard Korir not going to Paris! 11 Universality athletes get in ahead of him!
Hicham El Guerrouj is back baby! Runs Community Mile in Oxford
Do "running influencers" harm the competitive nature of the sport?
Why's it cost every household $5000 in taxes just to run a public school?