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Baroque Bloke |
“Great Britain's Josh Kerr shattered the 27-year-old world record for the fastest mile with a spectacular performance at the London Stadium on Saturday. The 28-year-old, roared on by a 60,000-strong crowd at the London Diamond League meeting, ran a time of three minutes 42.66 seconds (222.66 seconds) to break Hicham El Guerrouj's long-standing mark by nearly half a second. He had targeted a 222-second race, and he pulled it off to become the fastest British athlete in history to hold the record for the distance. El Guerrouj set his world record of three minutes 43.13 seconds in 1999 when British record holder Kerr was only a year old. Kerr, the 2023 world 1500m champion, announced in March that his intention was to break the Moroccan's record on home soil, and he framed a training regime which included 222-second-long recovery ice baths to help make it a reality. …” https://mol.im/a/15987351 Serious about crackers. | ||
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Having been a track and cross-country runner in high school, I'm always fascinated by hearing of records broken. Actually, it still brings back a bit of racing anxiety as I was never very good, but always tried to be competitive. SIGforum: For all your needs! Imagine our influence if every gun owner in America was an NRA member! Click the box>>>  | |||
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| Savor the limelight |
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| Baroque Bloke |
^^^^^ No. If AI had written it the composition would’ve been better. The Daily Mail writers aren’t as adept as AI.  Serious about crackers. | |||
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My average, my last few runs, is 5 min/mile slower. Can't fathom running that hard. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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Prepared for the Worst, Providing the Best |
Yeah, that's. Crazy fast. And also incredible that the record he broke has been in place since 1999! ----------------------------------------------------------- Any comments made by this poster are my own and do not reflect the views or opinions of my employer. | |||
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
It's been an amazing 83-days for distance running AND engineering. April 2026 (AI summary so no link):
Today, Josh Kerr's world record for the fastest mile was a partnership with Brooks running. Similar to Adidas with the marathon runners, Brooks crafted custom shoes for Kerr and even engineered a "speed suit" for him to wear. It looks like one major difference is Brooks didn't create a commercial shoe from it, but will use as advertising campaign. Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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I'm more impressed by Sabastian Sawe's 1:59:30 marathon record set earlier this year. That averages out to 4:33 per mile over 26.2 miles. Most people couldn't keep that pace - even among people who consider themselves runners - for more than 1/4 mile. | |||
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16+ MPH is wild. The sub 2 hour marathon is also painful to think about. Incredible specimens of humans. I took a pe class in college. If you could do 1.5 miles in 12 minutes you got extra credit. I was able to do it by end of semester. 6 laps around the track in less than 2 minutes a lap doesn’t seem that hard. Especially when you see guys doing it in less than 1 minute. Till you try. | |||
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Optimistic Cynic |
Am I the only one who thinks the record should only count if they ran barefoot wearing a toga? | |||
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