The battle between history's first 2 sub-4 milers was the story of the 1954 Games in Vancouver Canada (a magnified version of Rudisha-Amos this year):
http://espn.go.com/sports/endurance/story/_/id/11321695/endurance-sports-two-races-changed-running-world
The marathon the same day was pretty historic as well.
The leader collapsed on the track finish line, not realizing the marathon finish line was a different spot, and never raced again.
They had a rule back then that you couldn't drink during the first 10 miles of the marathon.
Imagine if a WMM put that rule in place now. If runner's couldn't drink for the 1st 10 miles, would things change? Would people run slower?
History lesson: 60 years ago today (Aug 7, 2014): Roger Bannister defeated John landy in Miracle Mile
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Runnersworld has a long story on it as well:
http://www.runnersworld.com/races/60-years-ago-today-two-races-shaped-modern-running
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PS. Interestingly, Alberto Salazar was born 8 years later on the same day.
http://espn.go.com/blog/endurance/post/_/id/2328/alberto-salazar-turns-56 -
A packed Empire Stadium of more than 30,000 spectators, plus an international television audience of 10 million, collectively witnessed what was dubbed “The Mile of the Century” or “Miracle Mile”. The Bannister-Landy match-up did not disappoint:
http://bringbackthemile.com/news/detail/mile_moment_of_the_month_the_mile_of_the_century_bannister_vs._landy_1954
