Very impressive race and it was a treat to actually get to see it (albeit not exactly live). For a gloriously detailed account of another notable British miler's win at Bislett (29 years ago) see Kenny Moore's story that ran in Sports Illustrated, available on si.com's amazing Vault site:
http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1123253/1/index.htm