Neal Bascomb

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Neal Bascomb is the author of The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It. Wes Santee is one of the three men who tried to beat the four-minute mile.

» Visit Neal Bascomb’s website

Music: The Perfect Mile, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Seabiscuit, Track 16 "Night Ride/ Accident" and Track 17 "To the Line"

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