Kenya's Faith Kipyegon aspires to break the mile barrier for women by running under four minutes, a task requiring her to beat her personal best by over seven seconds. Set to attempt this ambitious goal in an exhibition event in Paris, Kipyegon's achievement won't be officially recorded. A three-time Olympic champion, Kipyegon plans to utilize rotating pacers and innovative equipment to optimize her performance. Experts liken her challenge to Roger Bannister's iconic mile run in 1954, emphasizing the importance of pacers in reducing air resistance during her attempt.
I'm a three-time Olympic champion. I've achieved World Championship titles. I thought, What else? Why not dream outside the box? And I told myself, 'If you believe in yourself, and your team believes in you, you can do it.'
Nike described the attempt as Kipyegon's 'moonshot' and 'a historic benchmark that was once considered an insurmountable limitation.'
The key to her success would be the use of pacers, just as they were for Roger Bannister's record-breaking mile in 1954.
The pacers reduce air resistance, 'pushing the air out of the way… at 15 miles an hour, which is what she's trying to run, it's substantial.'
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