Scottish middle-distance runner Josh Kerr became the fastest man in world history over four laps on Saturday, clocking ...

How the 1,760-yard distance survived the metric takeover – and some of the historic mile moments we’ve seen so far The mile is just like the 1500m – but not. Measuring 1609.34m, or 1760 yards, the ...

When Josh Kerr announced his intention to break the iconic 27-year-old world record in the mile earlier this year, he wasn’t going it alone. The 28-year-old Scottish middle distance runner approached ...

While searching for a plan to train for her first full marathon—the New York City Marathon in November—Funmilayo (“Funmi”) ...

He called his shot—and did it! On Saturday, July 18, Josh Kerr of Great Britain ran 3:42.66 at the London Diamond League to break Hicham El Guerrouj’s 27-year-old world record in the mile. Kerr, 28, ...

Josh Kerr made history on Saturday at the London Diamond League, running 3:42.66 to break Hicham El Guerrouj’s legendary world record in the mile (3:43.13) from 1999. Kerr, a two-time Olympic medalist ...

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The French trail runner set a blistering early pace—and broke his own overall and clockwise course records by 20 minutes.

In front of a roaring home crowd at the London Diamond League, British athlete Josh Kerr has today (Saturday 18 July) done what many deemed impossible and broken the men’s mile world record.