The remarkable middle-distance runner, John Walker, found winning more difficult against top international fields, but he achieved an historic milestone in February. In front of his home crowd at Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, Walker became the first athlete to run 100 sub fourminute miles.
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Press, 27 December 1985, Page 17
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44The remarkable middle-distance runner, John Walker, found winning more difficult against top international fields, but he achieved an historic milestone in February. In front of his home crowd at Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, Walker became the first athlete to run 100 sub fourminute miles. Press, 27 December 1985, Page 17
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