Faith Kipyegon approaches the finish line in her attempt to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes. Faith Kipyegon ran the mile of her life today. And yet the 31-year-old Kenyan, the best female middle-distance runner of all time,

Triple Olympic gold medalist Faith Kipyegon will try to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes later Thursday in Paris.

Kipyeon ran four laps of the Stade Charléty track in Paris in 4 minutes, 6.42 seconds. The audacious attempt came with the help of sweeping support from Nike, which worked with Kipyegon on every aspect of the run, including designing her a bespoke running suit and track spikes. The company dubbed the attempt Breaking4.