A four-minute mile is the completion of a mile run (1.609 km) in four minutes or less. It translates to an average speed of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h). [1] . It is a standard for male professional middle …

Jun 26, 2025 · Kenya's Faith Kipyegon made a valiant attempt to shatter one of track and field's greatest milestones by becoming the first woman to run a mile in under 4 minutes.

Jun 26, 2025 · No woman has yet broken the 4-minute mile barrier. “I want this attempt to say to women, ‘You can dream and make your dreams valid,’” Kipyegon said, via Nike.

Jun 26, 2025 · The demonstration event, Breaking4: Faith Kipyegon vs. the 4-Minute Mile, was held at Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris, the site of her 1500-meter and (since-broken) 5,000-meter world...

Jun 26, 2025 · Faith Kipyegon on Thursday fell short in her quest to become the first woman in history to run a four-minute mile, clocking a time of 4:06.42 at a Nike-organized event in Paris.

Jun 26, 2025 · PARIS (AP) — Triple Olympic gold medalist Faith Kipyegon will try to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes later Thursday in Paris. Kipyegon, a three-time Olympic...

Jun 27, 2025 · Last night, on a sunny Paris evening, Faith Kipyegon set out to do something that no woman has ever tried to do before: attempt to run a mile in under four minutes. Her quickest time...

On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister achieved a goal that had once been thought physically impossible - the four-minute mile. Now, more than 70 years later, scientists say today's female runners...

Feb 9, 2010 · The world record for a mile was 4 minutes and 1.3 seconds, set by Gunder Hagg of Sweden in 1945.

Jun 26, 2025 · As of Thursday morning, Nike is scheduled to start streaming the event at 11:15 a.m. MT, but that could change as weather is one of the obstacles top of mind. Faith holds the record for best …