The Mile Has All The Elements Of

May Is A Very Early Time In The Year And The Weather Is Usually Bad. You Cannot Run A Fast Mile Race If There Is A Strong Wind, Because It Makes Your Running Uneven.

My Athleticism Was Really The Core To Social Acceptance, Because In Those Days The Overwhelming Number Of Students Came From More Of A Public School Background Than I Did.

It Had Always Been A British Preoccupation To Hold This Mile Record.

We Run, Not Because We Think It Is Doing Us Good, But Because We Enjoy It And Cannot Help Ourselves

My Concentration Was Really On Getting To University And Becoming A Doctor. My Parents Let Me Know That School Marks Were Important. Achievement Was Something Which Came By Hard Work.