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Josh Kerr (guest): chasing mile world record + beating Cole Hocker: "It was f***ing awesome"
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Episode Josh Kerr (guest): chasing mile world record + beating Cole Hocker: "It was f***ing awesome"
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Josh Kerr is going after one of the most historic world records in the sport, Hicham El Guerrouj's mile world record. After winning his second straight World Indoor 3000m title in Torun, Kerr sat down with LetsRun.com to lay out his plan to break the 27-year-old mark of 3:43.13 at the London Diamond League on July 18th. He wants a negative split, he's picking his own pacers, and he's not moving the race if it rains. Kerr talks race field politics, whether Cole Hocker or Jakob Ingebrigtsen could crash the party, the mile vs. 1500 debate, his bicarb usage, the rise of Western milers, and what it would mean to join Seb Coe, Steve Ovett, and Steve Cram as a British mile world record holder. Plus: Danny Mackey, Brooks Beasts, and Josh's daily trainer pick, the Brooks Glycerin 23 and the workout shoe: Brooks Hyperion Elite
LINKS
• Josh Kerr's Mile World Record Announcement • Josh Wins World 3000 over Cole Hocker • Hicham El Guerrouj's Mile World Record (3:43.13, 1999) • Brooks Glycerin 23 • Brooks Hyperion Elite
TIMESTAMPS
• 00:00 Music • 00:33 Intro and Welcome • 02:25 World Indoor 3000m Race Tactics • 05:18 How Satisfying Was the World Indoor Title • 07:23 Bouncing Back and Building for 2025 • 09:10 The Mile World Record Announcement • 12:39 Weather Worries and Why London • 15:17 Who Gets to Race and the Business of Running • 19:13 Pacing Strategy and Negative Splits • 23:09 Biggest Rival and the Golden Age of the Mile • 25:26 British Mile Legacy and Chasing History • 28:50 Mile vs 1500: Which Record Is Harder • 33:50 Bicarb and the Rise of Western Runners • 36:37 Danny Mackey, Jakob, and Looking Ahead • 41:52 Shoe Picks: Glycerin and Hyperion
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- https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public
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- https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/28/josh-kerr-world-mile-landmark-target-athletics-roger-bannister
- https://www.letsrun.com/news/2026/03/how-josh-kerr-outfoxed-cole-hocker-to-win-world-indoor-3000m-gold/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvCsj7eJKKA
- https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=20&searchtext=brooks+glycerin+23&from=letsrun
- https://www.runningwarehouse.com/search-mens.html?start=0&count=20&prevsearch=brooks+glycerin+23&searchtext=brooks+hyperion+elite&from=letsrun
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