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

About this episode

Josh Kerr discusses his pursuit of the mile world record and his recent victory over Cole Hocker.

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, a nd 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…

People in this episode

Host: LetsRun.com

Guest: Josh Kerr

Topics covered

• mile world record
• Josh Kerr
• running tactics
• race politics
• Brooks shoes
• indoor championships

Keywords

• mile world record
• Josh Kerr
• Cole Hocker
• running tactics
• Brooks Glycerin 23
• London Diamond League
• Hicham El Guerrouj

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brooks Beasts, Hicham El Guerrouj

Products: Brooks Glycerin 23, Brooks Hyperion Elite

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