Josh Kerr Shatters the 27-Year-Old Mile World Record

Josh Kerr took the mile record. But how much further can we go?

Josh Kerr’s performance prompts the question as to how much further world records might be expected to improve, says Paul Ormerod As the end of summer finally begins to hover into sight, we can enjoy the fact that it has not been too bad a one for our sportsmen and women. True, the cricketers lost the series 2-1 to New Zealand, but the football team did after all make the semi-final of the World Cup, which cements us as one the world’s top sides…

Josh Kerr Shatters the 27-Year-Old Mile World Record

Scottish middle-distance runner Josh Kerr ran a 3:42.66 mile at the London Diamond League, eclipsing Hicham El Guerrouj’s legendary 3:43.13 mark from 1999. On this week’s episode of The Amazing Runner’s World Show, Jeff and Aly discuss how Kerr ended one of track and field’s longest-standing world records.