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Originally Posted by mark46th
Roger Bannister's life was an inspiration to me, also. I actually got my mile time down to 4:30 in 1971 while in the 5th SFG. They thought the tie was wrong so I had to do it again. I ran the second one 45 minutes later in 4:38...
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I got the "privilege" of one of those "mulligans" also one time. Smoked it in basic though & still have that letter from the Brigade CO for high PT score that cycle. And the snarky comments of "who the hell you think you are Private, Roger Bannister?" LOL.
Reflecting back now, Mr. Bannister's life (among many others) is a reminder to the things we can do which we might never know influences someone else in a positive way.
Alright kids - OFF the fucking couch, NOW! Go outside & get some cuts & scrapes.