Speed suits & altitude rooms - how Kerr plans to beat mile world record
On July 18 at the London Diamond League meeting, Josh Kerr intends to beat Hicham El Guerrouj's world record for the mile. But how will he do it?
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"Everything's going extremely smoothly."
— Josh Kerr , Athlete
"I just want to put my name up against some of the best Brits in the history of the sport and I want to be known as the best miler in history."
— Josh Kerr , Athlete
Key People
Hicham El Guerrouj is a Moroccan middle-distance runner and the current holder of the mile world record.
Josh Kerr is a British middle-distance runner aiming to break the mile world record.
Roger Bannister was a British middle-distance runner known for being the first to break the four-minute mile.
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On July 18 at the London Diamond League meeting, Josh Kerr intends to beat Hicham El Guerrouj's world record for the mile. But how will he do it?
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