Historical clue formulations

• Athlete aiming for a four-minute finish, perhaps — 2026-01-21
• Distance runner — 2021-03-30
• One in it for the long run? — 2019-10-24
• Middle-distance runner — 2019-10-20
• Track team member — 2018-04-05
• One who might target four minutes — 2017-06-02
• Roger Bannister, notably — 2016-06-26
• Meet someone? — 2014-11-15
• Middle-distance runner — 2014-06-02
• Roger Bannister, notably — 2013-05-14
• Track figure — 2012-02-22
• Distance runner — 2012-02-20
• Athlete who's not dashing? — 2008-10-01
• Member of the track team — 2007-03-04
• Track athlete — 2003-04-25
• Distance runner — 2002-04-15
• Track specialist — 2001-08-16
• Racehorse of a sort — 2001-01-06
• Track specialist — 2000-10-29
• One with a distance to go — 2000-04-15
• Track athlete — 1999-02-24
• One who's in it for the long run — 1998-01-15
• Distance runner — 1997-05-27
• American record-holder Steve Scott, e.g. — 1997-04-06
• Track competitor — 1997-01-11
• Bannister, e.g. — 1996-09-14
• Distance runner — 1996-02-12
• Runner — 1995-11-18
• Track athlete — 1995-09-04
• Certain track athlete — 1995-07-12
• One making rapid strides — 1995-05-21
• Algeria's Noureddine Morceli, e.g. — 1995-01-21
• Track athlete — 1994-10-16