It was 57 years ago today when Ron Clarke and Gerry Lindgren ran 12 laps around a track in London

WHITE CITY STADIUM (London) was the scene of the crime...I call it a crime as these two were both caught speeding...they ran so fast it just HAD to be illegal 

On this July 10th day in 1965, Ron Clarke becomes the first man ever to break the 13:00 sound barrier over three miles when he churned out a mind numbing 12:52.26 on the black British cinders, while towing a youthful Gerry Lindgren to a sterling AR mark of 13:04.2

Might I add, that these two athletes as pictured here some 57 years ago, are amongst the finest with whom I have ever had the opportunity to 'talk track' in a one on one capacity.

posted Sunday July 10th
by Mike Fanelli