{"id":6349,"date":"2026-07-18T16:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T16:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6349"},"modified":"2026-07-18T16:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T16:07:09","slug":"josh-kerr-of-britain-breaks-the-mens-mile-world-record-that-stood-since-1999","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6349","title":{"rendered":"Josh Kerr of Britain breaks the men\u2019s mile world record that stood since 1999"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>LONDON (AP) \u2014 British runner Josh Kerr ran 3 minutes, 42.66 seconds to break the longstanding men\u2019s mile world record at a Diamond League meet in London on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6347\">Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli qualifies on pole for F1\u2019s Belgian Grand Prix<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kerr broke Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj\u2019s mark of 3 minutes, 43.13 seconds, set in Rome in 1999, and the Edinburgh native then set off on a lap of honor at London Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Kerr was so dominant on Saturday that he finished just over three seconds clear of American Yared Nuguse in 3:45.69.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd support as he closed in on the record was \u201cjust incredible,\u201d Kerr told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was just me, my shoes and the track,\u201d he said. \u201cI was absolutely deaf in that last 110 meters.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6345\">Sen. Ossoff fuels reelection campaign with attacks on Trump<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t take my foot off the gas,\u201d he continued, \u201cbut \u2026 I started to glide and I was like \u2018oh wow this feels incredible.\u2019 It\u2019s incredible because I\u2019m slowing down. 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