‘I want to follow in Bannister’s footsteps’: Josh Kerr gunning for world mile landmark
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“Roger Bannister was the first person to break the four-minute mile barrier in 1954.”
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— A four-minute mile is the completion of a mile run (1.609 km) in four minutes or less. It translates to an average speed of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h). It is a standard for male professional middle-d…
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— John Michael Landy (12 April 1930 – 24 February 2022) was an Australian middle-distance runner and state governor. He was the second man to break the four-minute mile barrier in the mile run and held…
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— Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister (23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018) was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile.
At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a…
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“Josh Kerr intends to break the mile world record at the London Diamond League in July.”
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— The 2025 Diamond League was the sixteenth season of the annual series of outdoor track and field meetings, organised by World Athletics. The competition was a revision to the top level athletics serie…
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— Josh Hoey (born November 1, 1999) is an American middle-distance runner who is the world record holder in the short track 800 meters, with a time of 1:42.50 set in 2026. He won a gold medal in the eve…
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— Josh Kerr (born 8 October 1997) is a Scottish middle-distance runner who competes primarily in the 1500 metres. He won a gold medal in the event at the 2023 World Championships, a silver medal at the …
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“The mile world record of 3min 43.13sec was set by Hicham El-Guerrouj in July 1999.”
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— A four-minute mile is the completion of a mile run (1.609 km) in four minutes or less. It translates to an average speed of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h). It is a standard for male professional middle-d…
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— Hicham El Guerrouj (Arabic: هشام الݣروج; Berber languages: ⵀⵉⵛⴰⵎ ⵍⴳⵔⵔⵓⵊ, romanized: Hisham El Gerruj; born 14 September 1974) is a retired Moroccan middle-distance runner. El Guerrouj is the current w…
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— Younes El Aynaoui (Arabic: يونس العيناوي) (born 12 September 1971) is a Moroccan coach and former professional tennis player.
He is a five-time singles winner on the ATP Tour and reached his career-hi…
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“Josh Kerr's best time is a shade over two seconds slower than the mile world record.”
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“Josh Kerr's sponsors Brooks are providing a new shoe for his record attempt.”
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“Josh Kerr has a 16-strong entourage including a coach, assistant coach, wife, physio, and other specialists.”
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“Josh Kerr is a world 1500m champion and Olympic silver and bronze medalist in the same event.”
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“Josh Kerr won the world indoor title over 3,000m for a second time last weekend.”
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“Josh Kerr plans to train at a pace of 55-56 seconds per lap for four laps to improve his performance.”
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“Josh Kerr's team includes a nutritionist, chef, strength and conditioning coaches, and a performance coach.”
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“Josh Kerr's team includes a videographer and social media assistant.”
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