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spoilsofwar01 · 5 March 2018, 04:13 AM

its with great sadness today we learn of the loss of Sir Roger Bannister a true athlete. RIP.

Incidentally,
one of the stopwatches used to time Sir Roger Bannister's record-breaking four-minute mile sold at auction for a cool £20,000 (approximately $31,000)

The silver Swiss chronometer was made by Nero Lemania, and features an outer second track for 30-seconds and a subsidiary dial with constant seconds and 30-minute register.

MonBK · 5 March 2018, 05:38 AM

Rip

GradyPhilpott · 5 March 2018, 05:40 AM

Rest in peace.

flw · 5 March 2018, 07:24 AM

May 6, 1954, Oxford University, one mile run in 3:59.4 ... if you think about it, the current record (I'm not sure exactly) isn't all that much faster. A little more than ten seconds, I think, and in much more advanced shoes. What an achievement ... and he quit running less than a year later.

Art 1 · 5 March 2018, 08:34 AM

Rip

cop414 · 5 March 2018, 09:15 AM

RIP Sir.

Dynamite_Kid19 · 5 March 2018, 09:51 AM

Legend. As a runner I can't imagine the feeling of cracking 4 minutes. Running a 5k at under a 6 minute pace kills me. I think I could do 1 under 5 and stop but under 4 is just mind boggling. RIP good Sir.

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Reddy_Kilowatt · 5 March 2018, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flw

May 6, 1954, Oxford University, one mile run in 3:59.4 ... if you think about it, the current record (I'm not sure exactly) isn't all that much faster. A little more than ten seconds, I think, and in much more advanced shoes. What an achievement ... and he quit running less than a year later.

3:43... pretty damn fast, if you ask me.

milov · 5 March 2018, 06:01 PM

Great respect for any record breaker. RIP

daveathall · 5 March 2018, 10:43 PM

More people have climbed Everest than have broken a 4 minute mile. He also never earned a penny from athletics. RIP.

5 March 2018, 04:13 AM	#1
spoilsofwar01 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2017 Real Name: "H" Location: England Watch: ing Rainclouds Posts: 1,439	Sir Roger Bannister RIP its with great sadness today we learn of the loss of Sir Roger Bannister a true athlete. RIP. Incidentally, one of the stopwatches used to time Sir Roger Bannister's record-breaking four-minute mile sold at auction for a cool £20,000 (approximately $31,000) The silver Swiss chronometer was made by Nero Lemania, and features an outer second track for 30-seconds and a subsidiary dial with constant seconds and 30-minute register.

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flw "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Real Name: Frank Location: Michigan Watch: Sub 116610LN Posts: 419	May 6, 1954, Oxford University, one mile run in 3:59.4 ... if you think about it, the current record (I'm not sure exactly) isn't all that much faster. A little more than ten seconds, I think, and in much more advanced shoes. What an achievement ... and he quit running less than a year later. __________________ Rolex Submariner Date Omega Seamaster 300 1957 Omega Seamaster Professional 300M Diver Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch 1969 Bulova Accutron Spaceview 214

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daveathall "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Dave Location: England. Watch: Various Posts: 7,305	More people have climbed Everest than have broken a 4 minute mile. He also never earned a penny from athletics. RIP. __________________ KINDEST REGARDS DAVE

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5 March 2018, 09:51 AM	#7
Dynamite_Kid19 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: US Posts: 302	Legend. As a runner I can't imagine the feeling of cracking 4 minutes. Running a 5k at under a 6 minute pace kills me. I think I could do 1 under 5 and stop but under 4 is just mind boggling. RIP good Sir. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

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milov "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Sydney Posts: 517	Great respect for any record breaker. RIP

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