Eamonn Coghlan and the four-minute mile at forty
How the Irish runner came out of retirement to achieve a milestone for older runners.
Sporting Witness · BBC World Service
September 12, 20199m 0s
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Show Notes
In 1994, the legendary Irish middle-distance runner Eamonn Coghlan came out of retirement in a bid to become the first person over forty to run a sub-four minute mile. He talks to Ashley Byrne. The programme is a Made-In-Manchester Production.
PHOTO: Eamonn Coghlan, centre (Getty Images)