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Eamonn Coghlan and the four-minute mile at forty
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September 12, 2019
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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)