A couple of weeks ago I saw the last part of a film about Dr. Roger Bannister and his training to break the four minute mile ‘barrier’ — it was thought to be beyond human ability. I took it for an old, old movie. It could have been made in the 1950s or 60s — but then, why did Christopher Plummer look so old? Today I realized it must have been produced for the 50th anniversary of that event. The crawl at the end of the film said that two months later a New Zealand runner beat Roger’s record. Then a few months after that the New Zealander and Bannister ran a match race and Bannister won that one, and then retired from competitive running.
Friday 16th December 2005
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Gary Skentelbery
Experienced journalist for more than 40 years. Managing Director of magazine publishing group with three in-house titles and on-line daily newspaper for Warrington. Experienced writer, photographer, PR consultant and media expert having written for local, regional and national newspapers. Specialties: PR, media, social networking, photographer, networking, advertising, sales, media crisis management. Chair of Warrington Healthwatch Director Warrington Chamber of Commerce Patron Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace. Trustee Warrington Disability Partnership. Former Chairman of Warrington Town FC.
