The Science of the Impossible: How Roger Bannister Used Logic to Break the 4-Minute Mile
In this episode of The Optimistic Beacon, Dr. Ray Calabrese takes you inside the laboratory to uncover the scientific revolution behind the first four-minute mile. For years, the medical community believed that running a sub-four-minute mile was a physiological impossibility—fearing that the human heart would rupture under the pressure.
Discover how Roger Bannister, a medical student with a skeptical mind, ignored the "expert" myths and treated the 4:01.4 plateau as a technical equation rather than a mystical wall. We explore his groundbreaking use of interval training, oxygen…
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