Miracle Mile Memories
Posted by Tom Locke on February 16th, 2011 filed in Education, History, Life, Sports ... All SortsLast November I received a call from a lady in Vernon, BC wanting to purchase one of my Miracle Mile limited edition prints as a surprise for her husband at Christmas.
As it turns out, her husband had attended that eventful race at the British Empire & Commwealth Games back on August 7, 1954 – a race that resulted in the two greatest milers of their time (Roger Bannister & John Landy) both posting sub four minute times. The race also put Vancouver on the map internationally. For more on this race, I invite you to visit the Miracle Mile page on this site.
That race was a magical moment in time. The receiving of the print at Christmas also proved to be a magical moment in time in that Vernon household. Per the lady of the house, ” … the miracle mile print is framed and on the wall. It has brought a lot of excitement and stories into our home. My sons also enjoyed the DVD as they are avid sports enthusiasts and didn’t mind hearing their father talk ” ¦ and talk ” ¦ about the race. Not easy to impress 22 and 20 year olds.”
As for me, her response was one of the best Christmas presents I have ever received.
March 22nd, 2012 at 11:34 pm
I truly appreciate this post. I’ve been looking everywhere for this! Thank goodness I found it on Bing. You have made my day! Thx again