Josh Kerr Targets 3:43.13 Mile Record at London Diamond League
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Updated · Runner's World · Jul 17
Josh Kerr Targets 3:43.13 Mile Record at London Diamond League
3 articles · Updated · Runner's World · Jul 17
Summary
10:36 a.m. ET on July 18 is the scheduled start for Josh Kerr’s mile world-record attempt at the London Diamond League, with U.S. viewers able to watch on FloTrack.
3:43.13 is the mark Kerr is chasing — Hicham El Guerrouj set it in 1999, and breaking it would require dipping under a record that has stood for 27 years.
3:45.34 is Kerr’s personal best, leaving the 2023 world 1500m champion and Olympic silver and bronze medalist trying to cut more than 2 seconds from his top time.
Yared Nuguse, who has run 3:43.97, will also be in the field; only Nuguse and Jakob Ingebrigtsen have gone under 3:44 since El Guerrouj’s record run.
Project 222 is the sponsor-backed setup for the bid, with Brooks producing custom spikes and a speed suit tailored to Kerr’s gait for a sub-222-second mile.