Dole 3 Miler scheduled for this Saturday in Fryeburg

In 1954, in perhaps the most celebrated foot race of the 20th century, Roger Bannister became the first human to run a mile in under four minutes. Fryeburg native George Dole ran in that race.

The Rev. Dr. George F. Dole, a native of Fryeburg, was a Rhodes Scholar finalist and attended Oxford University in Oxford, England. Having been a strong half-miler while at Yale, George decided to continue running at Oxford. This choice to compete with the Oxford track team led to a fortuitous collision with sporting history when, on May 6, 1954, he found himself one of six runners in one of the most famous athletic events of all time: The first sub-four-minute mile, the scintillating achievement of Roger Bannister.