Faith Kipyegon will attempt to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes at Nike’s Breaking4 spectacle this ...

With fellow Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge having proven that "No human is limited" through his iconic sub-two-hour marathon, Kipyegon ...

Triple Olympic gold medalist Faith Kipyegon will try to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes later ...

More than 70 years ago, Roger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in under 4 minutes. And, as runners continued to obsess over the mark, several thousand more followed in his wake.

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 ...

Bannister became the first person to break the 4-minute mark on May 6, 1954, at a track in Oxford, England, with a time of 3:59.4, according to Guinness World Records.

Bannister’s American rival, Wes Santee, was unimpressed. “Maybe I could run a four-minute mile behind one of my father’s ranch horses,” he said, “if that’s what you want.” ...

Bannister’s American rival, Wes Santee, was unimpressed. “Maybe I could run a four-minute mile behind one of my father’s ranch horses,” he said, “if that’s what you want.” ...

Faith Kipyegon’s already a three-time Olympic 1,500-meter champion. She’s already the world-record holder in the mile and ...

Running a mile in under 4 minutes used to be considered impossible. Even when Sir Roger Bannister became the first to accomplish the feat in 1954, it was still believed to be nearly impossible.