As Kenya's Faith Kipyegon prepares for a record-breaking run to crown her the first woman in history to run a four-minute mile, we take a look back at the women who have come close.

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet both set new world records on Saturday at an extraordinary Diamond League meeting ...

Scarlet Zeigler loves long-distance biking, and in April she set out to break the world record for the number of miles ...

Kipyegon, just over a week removed from her sub-four-minute mile attempt, set the new official mark in the 1,500-meter.

Kenyans Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet broke distance world records at the 50th edition of the Prefontaine Classic at ...

Kenya's Beatrice Chebet smashed the women's 5,000 metres world record and compatriot Faith Kipyegon broke her own 1,500m ...

Kenyan Faith Kipyegon reset her own world record in the women's 1,500 meters, finding another gear on the last lap to pull ...

Kenyan Faith Kipyegon set a world record in the 1,500 meters Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic, finishing in 3 minutes, ...

Beatrice Chebet shattered the women's 5,000m world record with a groundbreaking time of 13min 58.06sec as fellow Kenyan Faith ...