25-year-old Roger Bannister gets away at the Eiffley Ground Oxford for the race of his life.

For years he has dreamed of becoming the first man to run the mile in less than four minutes,

and here it comes, Bannister goes streaking forward with about 250 yards to the tapes.

Just look at his action as his long legs carry

him nearer that world record. And Bannister has done it, the mile in three minutes, 59.4 seconds.

Roger Bannister's sub four minute mile in 1954 may be the most iconic achievement in the history of running.

But as the decades of past and runners keep shaving more and more time off world records across the sport,

Bannister breaking that barrier now feels like the easy part.

Today, with the Olympic spotlight shifting to the track in Tokyo,

we examine the never-ending quest to go faster, higher, stronger,

and how at this point it might actually be all about the shoes.

I'm Pablo Torre. It's Friday, July 30th. This is ESPN Daily.

Presented by UKG, our purpose is people.

So Dave, we've had you on the show before.

Listeners may recall that you are my friend, that you are my former colleague at Sports Illustrated.

And the reason I'm bringing you on today among many is that you once ran with against Usain Bolt.

How can we make that characterization

journalistically sound?

With against

I mean

maybe like

alongside him

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