I tell them if I break four minutes, three others guys will be right there with me.

But it wasn't important to be the first to break 4 minutes.

Now he wants to become the first master (40 and older) to break four minutes.

He was the only man to break 10 minutes on the demanding course.

Now, most of the best runners routinely break four minutes nearly every time.

By now John should have become the first 40-year-old to break four minutes for the mile.

At 10,000m he only broke 28 minutes in the Olympic years.

He seems certain to break four minutes at some point in his career.

During his career, he broke four minutes for the mile on 17 occasions.

He is gunning to break 11 minutes in next February's race.