New World Record for the Mile After 27 Years

Next Big Future·July 19, 2026

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Josh Kerr of the UK broke the mile world record with a time of 3:42.66, surpassing Hicham El Guerrouj's 27-year-old record of 3:43.13. Kerr's impressive splits included 1:51.1 at 800m and 2:46.5 at 1200m en route to the historic achievement.

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Josh Kerr of the UK delivers on his World Record Attempt and runs 3:42.66 to break Hicham El Guerrouj’s 27 year-old world mark of 3:43.13. He splits 1:51.1 through 800m, 2:46.5 through 1200m and returns back to split 3:27.7 through 1500m before ultimately cro…

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