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Given the Right Conditions, Could a Woman Run a 4-Minute Mile?

David Bale1 month ago010 mins

Nearly three-quarters of a century after Roger Bannister of Britain, in 1954, became the first man to run a mile in under four minutes, an achievement that many at the time thought unattainable, scientists are saying they believe a woman could now also break the barrier and further expand the limits of human possibility. A…

String of issues at Singapore running events draw ire of both recreational and elite competitors

David Bale4 months ago05 mins

SINGAPORE: Having trained for at least three months, Ms Sara Haghani was running well up to the 30km mark of the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) on Dec 1. But things unravelled quickly after that point, with much of the remainder of the 42.2km race run on the wide open and shelterless West Coast Highway…

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Given the Right Conditions, Could a Woman Run a 4-Minute Mile?

String of issues at Singapore running events draw ire of both recreational and elite competitors