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Faith Kipyegon to Attempt Unofficial Sub-Four-Minute Mile in Paris

Nike is staking its women’s strategy on an effort that pairs superlight spikes, an aerodynamic skinsuit, pacing lights, plus a prototype 3D-printed sports bra

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Overview

  • Faith Kipyegon will attempt to run an unofficial sub-four-minute mile at Paris’s Stade Charléty on Thursday, June 26, under Nike’s Breaking4 project.
  • To break four minutes, she must average about 15 mph (24 km/h) over four laps, shaving more than seven seconds off her 4:07.64 world record.
  • Nike’s Breaking4 initiative provides 85-gram super-spikes, a drag-reducing skinsuit and a pacing system guided by LED lights and male pacemakers.
  • Any time recorded will be unofficial due to pacemakers and the lack of an official competition setting.
  • Nike sees the attempt as a way to bolster its women’s performance line, including a prototype 3D-printed sports bra set for commercial release by 2028.