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There\u2019s a new world record in the world of running.<\/p>\n

At the Diamond League meet in London on Saturday, Scottish runner Josh Kerr posted a blazing 3:42.66 mile to break a 27-year men\u2019s record.<\/p>\n

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Hicham El Guerrouj previously ran a 3:43.13 in 1999, but Kerr, 28, has now become a world record holder.<\/p>\n

Kerr said in March that he was aiming to break the record, and he did just that in front of 60,000 fans at London Stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very overwhelming with the amount of hype [I created],\u201d he told BBC Sport. \u201cIt\u2019s silly to call [the attempt] that early because there\u2019s a lot of things which can go wrong, but I am surrounded by amazing people and was able to stay consistent and put the work in.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I am to leave my mark on this sport as a British legend, following in the footsteps of the legends behind me, I have to put in those performances.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose performances take every single part of you, every single part of your team. The amount of work behind the scenes is incredible. Today it was a performance I was able to bring out \u2014 I just hoped it would be a little bit faster!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kerr is now the seventh Brit to become a record holder in the mile, with Steve Cram last achieving the feat in 1985.<\/p>\n

The runner, who specializes in the 1500m, has taken home two Olympic medals, having won a silver in Paris and a bronze in Tokyo.<\/p>\n

He also won the world championship in the same distance in 2023.<\/p>\n

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Without the World Championships or the Olympics scheduled for this year, Kerr put his focus on setting the mile record.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt like I had a kitchen full of amazing incredible chefs and I was like, \u2018What the hell are we going to make?\u2019 And I was like, \u2018This is the dish I want to make, let\u2019s get to work!’\u201d Kerr added to BBC Sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what it felt like. There was no point in going through this year thinking it was an off year, and we can wait until next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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