{"id":17806,"date":"2026-07-18T16:44:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T16:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=17806"},"modified":"2026-07-18T16:44:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T16:44:05","slug":"josh-kerr-breaks-27-year-old-mile-record-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=17806","title":{"rendered":"Josh Kerr breaks 27-year-old mile record in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEI_305640476-c3fd.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29170086\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 18: Josh Kerr of Team Great Britain celebrates after winning the 1 Mile Men&apos;s Final and setting a new World Record during the Novuna London Athletics Meet, part of the 2026 Wanda Diamond League, at London Stadium on July 18, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Steele\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Josh Kerr set a new world record in the men&#8217;s mile at the London Stadium (Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Josh Kerr shattered the 27-year-old world mile record at the London Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old, cheered on by a capacity 60,000 crowd at the London Diamond League meeting, ran a time of three minutes 42.66 seconds to break Hicham El Guerrouj&#8217;s long-standing record by 0.47 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>As part of &#8216;Project 222&#8217;, Kerr had targeted a sub-223-second race, and with Saturday&#8217;s run he became the sixth Briton to hold the mile record. El Guerrouj set his world record in 1999 when Kerr was only one year old.<\/p>\n<p>Kerr, who is the 2023 world 1,500m champion, said in March he would target the Moroccan&#8217;s record, building 222-second ice-bath recoveries into his training.<\/p>\n<p>Kerr was awarded a $50,000 (\u00a337,192) prize for breaking the record.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s very overwhelming with the amount of hype,&#8217; Kerr told BBC Sport.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEI_305640649-b92e.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29170084\" alt=\"Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ali Habib\/ZUMA Press Wire\/Shutterstock (16996930h) Josh Kerr of Great Britain celebrates after winning the Emsley Carr Mile in a world record time of 3:42.66 during the Novuna London Athletics Meet at London Stadium. Athletics 2026: Novuna London Athletics Meet, United Kingdom - 18 Jul 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Josh Kerr was awarded a $50,000 (\u00a337,192) prize for the world record (Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-1214896-6e2c.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29170135\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco had held the men&#8217;s mile record since 1999 (Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s silly to call [the attempt] that early because there&#8217;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.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;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.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEI_305642853-a416.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29170080\" alt=\"Great Britain&apos;s Josh Kerr celebrates after winning and breaking a world record in the Men&apos;s 1 Mile final during the Novuna London Athletics Meet at the London Stadium.Picture date: Saturday July 18, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Adam Davy\/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only, no commercial use without prior consent from rights holder.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Josh Kerr ran a time of three minutes 42.66 seconds (PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8216;Those performances take every single part of you, every single part of your team. 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