Australian legend Herb Elliott was the last man to set a world record in winning the 1,500m on the track at the Olympics. Elliott ran a time of 3:35.60 in 1960 at Rome. Incredibly, his effort on a ...

Australia’s young (20) Herb Elliott arrived in California announcing that he was not traveling for pleasure. This was a business trip. Elliott’s business: running the mile faster than anybody else.

Just before his fleet-footed protege, Herb Elliott, 20, stepped to the starting line for the mile run at California’s Compton track meet last week, Aussie Coach Percy Cerutty bobbled his grey goatee ...