Next fun race: "Bannister Mile" - Jakob, Hocker, Kerr and Nuguse use same track and equipment to see how they stack up

same conditions as Roger Bannister did to break 4:00, that is

I think it would go

Jakob-3:48
Hocker-3:50
Nuguse-3:51
Kerr-3:54

Ouch, no love for Kerr there. He's the British one! I think he'd could do well. I really want to see it

Only if they all stop training a few days before and go off-grid hiking in the mountains beforehand like Bannister also did.

Super Nuguse fan checking in. Nuguse wins in that scenario. If not him then Kerr.

...on a cinders track...in early may. this is honestly a really cool idea. injuries would be the biggest concern, iwould suspect, especially considering the footwear.

Based on a quick Google Maps search, Iffley Road track appears to have been modernized, so using the same track might not really get at the desired effect.

Maybe if they knew it was coming, they could train enough to avoid injuries? I guess finding the track is an issue

This is actually a really great idea. Would love to see it happen.

it would be a cool race and someone probably could make it happen.

Kerr would definitely not race it though

The second pacemaker has to be a chain smoker

That is something I'd pay to see.

They all lose because their feet get turned into hamburger meat.

Yes, there aren't many cinder tracks left in the UK.

on a slight tangent, here's a video of Stewart McSweyn running a 3.59 mile on grass in a handicap race in Australia. Unfortunately the handcapping didn't work quite as well as planned as there was a few guys ahead of McSweyn that he couldn't catch.

And work full time in a hospital and only train for an hour at lunchtime for a year before the race

There are no mountains in GB.

This is a fantastic idea.

I trained on a cinder track in high school in the mid 90s. I wonder if it's still there? The biggest drawback versus paved tracks (no high tech tracks existed in my city at the time) was that if you fell and got scraped up, your leg was full of dirt and rocks. Not ideal.

No pace makers either

Bannister’s 2 pacemakers did a great job.