Jim Ryun and the four minute mile

When our oldest child went off to college in Lawrence, Kansas, we shifted our interest in colleges to K U. He was living in a dorm--Pearson Hall -- and became interested in the track team, helping not taking part. He changed dormitories to be with the track team. We went to Lawrence to see the annual track meet. We ate a picnic lunch and went to sit in the stands at KU's football field. We watched all the pole vaulting and activities of a track meet and then came the foot races. There was a freshman named Jim Ryun who was from the Topeka area and we saw him run the four minute mile. The records say it was on June 23, 1967 but I thought it was in May, It was very impressive and we were lucky to see it. When Steve switched to the Journalism School, I'm not sure he stayed with the track team but did work on the sport's staff and ended up being a lawyer in sports. I remember that Jim had a hole in his pants. Maybe that is why he ran so fast.