Book Report: "The Perfect Mile..

Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It"  by Neal Bascomb

Very captivating book about the race to be the first man to break the 4:00 mile. Englishman Roger Bannister, a medical student and doctor in training, Aussie John Landy, a scientist and student who soaked up training information from the great Emil Zatopek and trained solo, and American and Kansas farm boy, Wes Santee, who escaped the farm and an abusive father for college and a coach who was closer to him than his own family.

The book covers their collective quest to break the 4:00 barrier and also outlines their history and sporting backgrounds and helps to explain what made them the men they became.  Really good read!