I Found Longer Races Boring. I Found

Just Because They Say It's Impossible Doesn't Mean You Can't Do It.

May Is A Very Early Time In The Year And The Weather Is Usually Bad. You Cannot Run A Fast Mile Race If There Is A Strong Wind, Because It Makes Your Running Uneven.

Beating John Landy Was My Defining Race.

I Trained For Less Than Three-quarters Of An Hour, Maybe Five Days A Week - I Didn't Have Time To Do More. But It Was All About Quality, Not Quantity - So I Didn't Waste Time Jogging, Ever.

It Had Always Been A British Preoccupation To Hold This Mile Record.