Skinsuits, superspikes and a sticky headband: how Faith Kipyegon hopes to run sub-four minute mile
Kenya’s Olympic champion, backed by Nike’s sports scientists, is striving for the perfect formula to set a new world record
Eight seconds. It’s barely enough time for most people to tie their shoelaces. But when you are Faith Kipyegon, and you are trying to become the first woman to shatter the four-minute mile barrier, those eight seconds constitute a chasm.
But now we know how the 31-year-old Kenyan, who set the mile world record of 4min 7.64sec in 2023, intends to close the gap and emulate Sir Roger Bannister’s historic feat.