3:59 6th May 1954
On Iffley running track he made his mark.
An athlete, an icon, this man-is-ter -
rific – a world record in local park !
The man, of course, is Roger Bannister*.
No man before had run the mile sub-four.
Friends Chataway and Brasher kept the pace –
they helped him persevere and win the race,
delight the crowds and make tired spirits soar.
He trained and trained his body and his mind,
a unique character, one of a kind.
Although to him a kind of recreation,
to Coe and Cram, a source of inspiration.
At eighty eight his race is finally won,
immortal hero, still, to everyone.
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