Roger Bannister, the 4-Minute Mile, and the Courage to Run in the Rain
Does a "perfect moment" actually exist, or is it just a phantom that haunts the unsuccessful?
In Season 1, Episode 153 of The Optimistic Beacon, Dr. Ray Calabrese takes us to the Iffley Road track on May 6, 1954. On the day Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile, the conditions were a disaster. With 25-mph winds and heavy rain clouds, logic dictated that he should wait. Instead, Bannister realized a profound truth: perfectionism is often just procrastination in a lab coat.
In this episode of the Beyond the Barrier series, we explore:
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