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Breaking barriers

October 16 - 22, 2019
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On May 5th 1954, much of the world was in agreement that running a mile in under four minutes was impossible for a human to achieve. On May 6th 1954, Roger Bannister wrote himself into sporting history for eternity by running the mile in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds, easily one of the most iconic sporting feats of the 20th century and a barrier in human performance broken.