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Alf Tupper The Tough of the Track
Roger Bannister • In this supreme moment I leapt in sheer joy. I was startled, and frightened, by the tremendous excitement that so few steps could create ... No longer conscious of my movement I discovered a new unity with nature. I had found a new source of power I never dreamt existed. (Roger Bannister, TheFirst Four Minutes, London: Putnam, 1955. Quoted in John Bale, Running Cultures: Racing in Space and Time, London: Routledge, 2004, p. 11).
Rover and Victor: Circulation • Rover 1955 (June) Lancs 37,755 Yorks 29,455 London 66,289 1960 (Dec) Lancs 19,849 Yorks 17,222 London 45,155 • Victor 1961 (Feb. Launch) Lancs 68, 043 Yorks 46,731 London 158, 786 1980 (Dec) Lancs 12,230 Yorks 10,564 London 36,016