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Kerr Aims to Break El Guerrouj's Mile Record in London
Josh Kerr aims to surpass the 3:43.13 mile record set in 1999, closing a two-second gap with a British record of 3:45.34, in front of a home crowd.
- On July 18, British athlete Josh Kerr will attempt to break Hicham El Guerrouj's 27-year-old mile world record at the London Diamond League, targeting the 3:43.13 mark set in 1999.
- Brooks Beasts head coach Danny Mackey has supported this goal since recruiting Kerr seven years ago, and the runner now works with Brooks to customize spikes and speedsuit for his footstrike patterns.
- Recently securing his third world title by winning 3,000m gold at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland, Kerr holds a personal best of 3:45.34 and ranks sixth on the all-time mile list.
- Rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen has also announced intentions to break the mile and 1,500m records this year, with other challengers including Azeddine Habz, Cole Hocker, Phanuel Koech, and Niels Laros.
- The 2026 season allows this specific attempt as no Olympic Games or World Championships occur this year, so Kerr will target the record before competing at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and European Championships.
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When Sir Roger Bannister shattered the four-minute barrier in 1954, it changed athletics forever. Nearly half a century later, Hicham El Guerrouj took that legacy airborne, rewriting the mile record in 1999 with a time so fast it has defied generations of challengers. Now, a two-time Olympic medalist, backed by a major sponsor and a multimillion-dollar project, is setting his sights on doing what no one has managed in over two decades. Josh Kerr…
Kerr aims to break El Guerrouj's mile record in London
March 29 : Britain's Josh Kerr will attempt to break Hicham El Guerrouj's world record in the mile in front of a home crowd at the London Diamond League meet in July.Kerr, who won the 3,000 metres title at the World Indoor Championships in Poland last week, has a best of 3:45.34 in the mile, over two seconds
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