Kenyan just about matches Sydney Wooderson’s 1937 world record of 4:06.4 during a valiant but ultimately doomed attempt to break four minutes for the mile
While purists insist Faith Kipyegon’s breaking four attempt or Eliud Kipchoge’s sub-two-hour marathon mean little, Ben Bloom argues that such showcases are the perfect way for athletics to build attention
We visited Exeter University to meet the physiologists who are helping Faith Kipyegon and Nike’s Breaking Four project but under no illusions as to how hard the feat will be
Not only will Faith Kipyegon put the eyes of the world on her sport, as Ben Bloom discovers her sub-four mission might also alter the face of coaching methods forever
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