Decorated Kenyan track and field star Faith Kipyegon goes for a record that was once-considered insurmountable Thursday, as she attempts to become the first woman to run the four-minute mile. Kipyegon will actually attempt to dip below the 4:00 mark,

Faith Kipyegon’s bid to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes — which she will attempt Thursday in Paris — began in essence about nine months ago while she visited the Nike campus in Beaverton, Oregon.

By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) -All eyes will be on the Paris sky on Thursday in the hope that conditions are considered optimum for Kenya's triple Olympic and world 1,500 metres champion Faith Kipyegon to make her attempt on the first women's unofficial sub-four minute mile.