Runner Josh Kerr breaks 27-year record for worlds fastest mile

There’s a new world record in the world of running.At the Diamond League meet in London on Saturday, Scottish runner Josh Kerr posted a blazing 3:42.66 mile to break a 27-year men’s record.Hicham El Guerrouj previously ran a 3:43.13 in 1999, but Kerr, 28, has now become a world record holder.Kerr said in March that he was aiming to break the record, and he did just that in front of 60,000 fans at London Stadium.“It’s very overwhelming with the amount of hype [I created],” he told BBC Sport.“It’s silly to call [the attempt] that early because there’s a lot of things which can go wrong, but I am surrounded by amazing people and was able to stay consistent and put the work in.“If I am to leave my mark on this sport as a British legend, following in the footsteps of the legends behind me, I have to put in those performances.“Those performances take every single part of you, every single part of your team.

The amount of work behind the scenes is incredible.Today it was a performance I was able to bring out — I just hoped it would be a little bit faster!”Kerr is now the seventh Brit to become a record holder in the mile, with Steve Cram last achieving the feat in 1985.The runner, who specializes in the 1500m, has taken home two Olympic medals, having won a silver in Paris and a bronze in Tokyo.He also won the world championship in the same distance in 2023.Without the World Championships or the Olympics scheduled for this year, Kerr put his focus on setting the mile record.“It felt like I had a kitchen full of amazing incredible chefs and I was like, ‘What the hell are we going to make?’ And I was like, ‘This is the dish I want to make, let’s get to work!'” Kerr added to BBC Sport.“That’s what it felt like.

There was no point in going through this year thinking it was an off year, and we can wait until next year.”...