Josh Kerr Ends Hicham El Guerrouj's 27-Year Mile Record Reign
Kerr ran 3:42.66 at London Stadium's Emsley Carr Mile on July 18, 2026, cutting 0.47 seconds off the 1999 mark.
- Kerr passed 1500 meters in 3:27.62, then closed the last lap alone.
- American Yared Nuguse finished second in 3:45.69, more than three seconds back.
- Pacemakers Brannon Kidder and Zan Rudolf towed Kerr through halfway in 1:51.1.
Why it matters: Twenty-seven years of assumptions about the human body's limits ended in one measured lap.
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