Four laps, four quarters of a mile, under 4 minutes.An unimaginable feat to almost everyone back in the early 1950s. Breaking 4 minutes in the mile seemed as preposterous as scaling the peak of Mt Everest. Yet in a matter of 12 months, both impossible tasks were achieved. In May 1954, the sporting world was tuned to radio reports about the attempts of a contingent of runners who were going to attempt to break 4 minutes in the mile. The victor that day and the first person in the world to go sub-4 in the mile was a young British medical student, Roger Bannister Noun 1. Roger Bannister - English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929) Bannister, Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister . [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Join the American Running Association (ARA Ara or Arrah (both: ŭ`rə), city (1991 pop. 157,082), Bihar state, NE India, on the Son Canal. A major road and rail junction, it is the administrative center for a district that produces grain, sugarcane, and oilseed. ) fifty years later to celebrate the grand achievement of Sir Roger Bannister, M.D. and many of the other greats in the mile from America and other nations of the world. American Running and its professional division, the American Medical Athletic Association (AMAA AMAA Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 AMAA American Medical Athletic Association AMAA American Maine-Anjou Association AMAA Afghan Medical Association of America AMAA Armenian Missionary Association of America, Inc. ) are privileged to salute some of the greatest miler mil·er n. Sports One that competes in races one mile long. miler Noun an athlete, horse, etc., that specializes in races of one mile Noun 1. pioneers in world history. Over the past 50 years, running a sub-4 mile has been viewed as one of the great clubs to join in running. On this celebratory evening, many of the male and female pioneers in the mile will be present to be honored for "Mastering the Mile." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] EVENT GOAL Raise funds to support "One-on-One, Walk & Run", the ARA's youth fitness program designed to increase the physical activity levels of kids across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AMERICAN RUNNING HONORS GALA Ritz Ritz elegant and luxurious hotel opened in Paris in 1898 by César Ritz; hence, ‘ritzy, putting on the ritz.’ [Fr. Hist.: Wentworth, 429] See : Luxury Carlton--Pentagon City (Washington DC Area) WHEN May 26, 2004 6:30 pm Cocktails and Silent Auction 7:30-10:00 pm Dinner and Program SPONSORSHIP AND TABLE SALE INFORMATION www.americanrunning.org Click on ARA HONORS. FURTHER INFORMATION Please call 800-776-2732 and speak with Dave Watt (ext 13) or Nancy Talbot (ext 10) or email Dave: dave@americanrunning.org |
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