Running the Forbidden Distance
Chapter 1

Breaking physical barriers

Chapter 2

Scientific paradigm shifts

Chapter 3

The biology of belief

Chapter 4

The technology of the unthinkable

Ch 1 · Breaking physical barriers
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007skaty The historic fight to allow women into the Boston Marathon.

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007skaty Athletes struggled for generations to break the speed limit of sprinting

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007skaty The backwards style revolutionized the Olympic high jump event.

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007skaty Athletes struggled for decades to break the historic mile barrier.

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Ten-Second Spark
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007skaty Match the sparks of inspiration to learn how realizing your potential unlocks endless possibilities.

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Running past four minutes

007skaty Following Bannister's historic Oxford run, John Landy ran a 3:57.9 mile just 46 days later, proving the barrier was psychological.

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Quiz

What was Roger Bannister's official profession when he broke the four-minute mile record in 1954?

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Who was the second runner to break the four-minute mile barrier, just 46 days after Roger Bannister?

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What we accept as an absolute limit is often just an unchallenged assumption.

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The backwards jump revolution

007skaty Once Fosbury proved it worked, most Olympic high jumpers adopted his backwards style.

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In which city's Olympic Games did Dick Fosbury first introduce his famous 'Fosbury Flop' to the world?

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Why does the Fosbury Flop work so well from a scientific and physics perspective?

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Fun Fact

Bannister's training: Roger Bannister trained for only 45 minutes a day during his lunch breaks while working as a medical student.

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For how many years did Jim Hines' 100-meter world record of 9.95 seconds stand before it was finally broken?

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Who was the first sprinter to officially break the 10-second barrier in the 100-meter dash using electronic timing?

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Gossip

Which athletic barrier-breaker inspires you the most?

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In what year did the Olympic Games finally include the women's marathon event, largely due to advocacy sparked by Switzer?

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What bib number did Kathrine Switzer wear during her historic and controversial 1967 Boston Marathon run?

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