Josh Kerr Chases History in London + Monaco & Another World Record for Wanyonyi?

🏃Improve your running form with Aletheia Aletheia is a biomechanics sensor and app that analyzes your running form stride by stride, then delivers personalized feedback and exercises to help you run more efficiently and reduce injury risk. LetsRun visitors get a free 30-day trial and 10% off your first year with code LETSRUN10. https://www.aletheia.run/start-my-free-trial Jonathan Gault, Rojo & WEjo break down a huge week in track: Emmanuel Wanyonyi's 2:11.83 world record 1000m at a stacked Diamond League Monaco, then preview Saturday's London Diamond League, where Josh Kerr targets Hicham El Guerrouj's 27-year-old mile world record with Yared Nuguse also in the mix. They debate the doping-era asterisks on El Guerrouj's mark, rabbit strategy, and whether Marco Arop or Emmanuel Wanyonyi could snap the 800m world record on the same night**. Graham Blanks'** near-win in Monaco sparks a Grant Fisher comparison and a 2028 Olympic 5,000m/10,000m draft. Elsewhere: Keely Hodgkinson's world record hopes look shaky, USA Championships heads to New York for the first time in decades, and England faces Argentina in a World Cup semifinal. 🎁 🎧 Get a 2nd LetsRun podcast every week + bonus content: Join the Supporters Club — https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe LINKS Josh Kerr's Mile World Record Attempt Preview Aletheia Run (free trial, code LETSRUN10 Running with the Buffaloes: Beyond Fast by Chris Lear Discussion: What would El Guerrouj run with today's tech LetsRun.com Shop (T-shirts) TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Sponsor: Try Aletheia Run use code LETSRUN10 01:25 Welcome, Show Preview & World Cup Banter 05:16 Monaco Diamond League Recap 10:22 Grant Blanks vs Grant Fisher 15:03 5000m Talent Pool & 2028 Olympic Draft 19:16 London Preview: Josh Kerr's Mile World Record Bid 25:04 Rabbit Strategy for the Record Attempt 28:23 Doping Era Debate: El Guerrouj's Legacy 33:40 El Guerrouj's Historic Splits & Pacing 36:40 Wildcard Predictions: Birnbaum 40:29 Yared Nuguse's World Record Chances 46:40 Final Predictions: Does the Record Fall? 52:36 Keely Hodgkinson & The 800m Debate 56:07 800m World Record Watch: Arop vs Wanyonyi 62:37 Supporters Club & Beer Run Recap 64:44 Hurdles Rivalry: Thorpe vs Britt 71:11 USA Championships Head to New York 74:53 England vs Argentina: World Cup Semifinal Contact us: Email: [email protected] Call or text: 1-844-LETSRUN (1-844-538-7786) ABOUT THE LETSRUN.COM PODCAST Since 2000, LetsRun.com has been the independent home of elite running. Described by the New York Times as the "influential website that serves as something of a superego for American running," the podcast is the weekly deep dive into the world of track and field and elite distance running. The show is hosted by LetsRun.com co-founders Weldon Johnson, a 2-time Team USA member, and Robert Johnson, a former Cornell coach who helped pace the marathon world record, along with award-winning senior writer Jonathan Gault. Together they move beyond PR headlines to provide insider reporting and unfiltered debate serious fans rely on.