The Mile Has All The Elements Of

No Longer Conscious Of My Movement, I Discovered A New Unity With Nature. I Had Found A New Source Of Power And Beauty, A Source I Never Dreamt Existed.

Without The Concentration Of The Mind And The Will, Performance Would Not Result.

I Was Involved In Music, Acting, And Some Running, But My Firm Wish Was To Become A Doctor. That Was The Formative Age When I Had Decided On The Pattern Of My Career.

I've Always Been Very Impatient. At Age 10 I Frankly Found Life Boring, And I Can Remember Age 9 Having The Awful Thought, As It Seems Now Looking Back On It, A War! That Should Liven Things Up A Bit!

The Athletic Association Competed Against The University. So There Was An Event. You Cannot Break World Records Unless It Is An Established Event, And You Have Three Timekeepers, And The Whole Thing Is Organized.