New Zealand's middle distance running legacyONE NEWS Sir Roger Bannister, the first person to run four minute mile, dies aged 88OPINION: Public reaction to the passing of Roger Bannister this week highlights the important connection between sport and society. GETTY IMAGES Angie Petty is one of two New Zealanders taking part in middle distance running at the Commonwealth Games. Even today, with special running tracks, sport science and modern coaching techniques, running a sub four-minute mile is a key career milestone for a middle distance runner, and still no easy task. In the New Zealand middle distance running fraternity, only Angie Petty fronted up at the so-called Commonwealth Games trials held in January, while others were chasing targets elsewhere. Maybe it's divine intervention, but Petty is currently only one of two athletes now representing our once great middle distance nation at the Commonwealth Games.

Source: Stuff March 09, 2018 07:30 UTC