Runner Josh Kerr breaks 27-year record for world’s fastest mile

There’s a new world record in the world of running. 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’s record. Hicham El Guerrouj previously ran a 3:43.13 in 1999, but Kerr, 28, has now become a world record holder. Josh Kerr’s time of 3:43.13 broke a 27-year-old record. Getty Images 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. “It’s very overwhelming with the amount of hype [I created],” he told BBC Sport. “It’s silly to call [the attempt] that early because there’s 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. “If I am to leave my mark on this sport as