The Race of the Century: The Battle to Break the Four-Minute Mile
by Bascomb, Neal
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AR Book Level
7.4
AR Points
8
Word Count
47,529
Interest Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
515037 EN
About this book
There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be beyond the limits of human foot speed. In 1952, after suffering defeat at the Helsinki Olympics, three world-class runners each set out to break this barrier.
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