An unofficial world record but unique immortality of the sort bestowed on Roger Bannister? Not yet. And perhaps not ever. Exactly 71 years after Bannister became the first man to run a mile under four ...

Last winter, a study startled the running world when a team of researchers concluded that, under the right circumstances, Kenyan superstar Faith Kipyegon could break a barrier long thought impossible ...

Clad in featherlight spikes, a custom 3D-printed sports bra and an aerodynamic speed suit, Kenyan Olympian Faith Kipyegon will step onto a Paris track this week and try to become the first woman to ...

The Kenyan beat the current world record, but missed out on the mythic barrier by six seconds. Faith Kipyegon approaches the finish line in her attempt to become the first woman to run a mile in under ...