Josh Kerr (guest): chasing mile world record + beating Cole Hocker: "It was f***ing awesome"

Like this pocast? Join the Supporters Club today! This podcast was out 3 days ago for Supporters Club members. Join our club. Money back guarantee, bonus podcasts, exclusive content. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe?from=public Josh Kerr is going after one of the most historic world records in the sport, Hicham El Guerrouj's mile world record. After winning his second straight World Indoor 3000m title in Torun, Kerr sat down with LetsRun.com to lay out his plan to break the 27-year-old mark of 3:43.13 at the London Diamond League on July 18th. He wants a negative split, he's picking his own pacers, and he's not moving the race if it rains. Kerr talks race field politics, whether Cole Hocker or Jakob Ingebrigtsen could crash the party, the mile vs. 1500 debate, his bicarb usage, the rise of Western milers, and what it would mean to join Seb Coe, Steve Ovett, and Steve Cram as a British mile world record holder. Plus: Danny Mackey, Brooks Beasts, and Josh's daily trainer pick, the Brooks Glycerin 23 and the workout shoe: Brooks Hyperion Elite LINKS Josh Kerr's Mile World Record Announcement Josh Wins World 3000 over Cole Hocker Hicham El Guerrouj's Mile World Record (3:43.13, 1999) Brooks Glycerin 23 Brooks Hyperion Elite TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Music 00:33 Intro and Welcome 02:25 World Indoor 3000m Race Tactics 05:18 How Satisfying Was the World Indoor Title 07:23 Bouncing Back and Building for 2025 09:10 The Mile World Record Announcement 12:39 Weather Worries and Why London 15:17 Who Gets to Race and the Business of Running 19:13 Pacing Strategy and Negative Splits 23:09 Biggest Rival and the Golden Age of the Mile 25:26 British Mile Legacy and Chasing History 28:50 Mile vs 1500: Which Record Is Harder 33:50 Bicarb and the Rise of Western Runners 36:37 Danny Mackey, Jakob, and Looking Ahead 41:52 Shoe Picks: Glycerin and Hyperion