Kipyegon surpassed her own world record of 4:07.64, set two years ago, but fell well short of breaking the 4-minute mile.

Faith Kipyegon on Thursday fell short in her quest to become the first woman in history to run a four-minute mile, clocking a time of 4:06.42 at a Nike-organized event in Paris.

Kipyegon ran four laps of the Stade Charléty track in Paris in 4 minutes, 06.42 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.