"The Perfect Mile" written by Neal Bascomb

The world record of running a mile is 3 minutes 40 seconds, but back in the 50s, running a mile within four minutes was considered as beyond human capacity, or a mission that was impossible to accomplish. The Perfect Mile is a great classic sport book written by Neal Bascomb. The story is about three athletes training so hard to try to break the barrier of running a mile within four minutes. Neal has given every possible …

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