Twenty-four hours after breaking the men's mile world record, Josh Kerr reflects on his achievement with The Athletic

Kerr is attempting to take down the 27-year-old mile world record on Saturday

British runner Josh Kerr ran 3 minutes, 42.66 seconds to break the longstanding men’s mile record at a Diamond League meeting in London on Saturday.

British runner Josh Kerr ran 3 minutes, 42.66 seconds to break the longstanding men’s mile world record at a Diamond League meet in London on Saturday

The Scot bettered the previous 3:43.13s record which Hicham El Guerrouj had held since 1999 on Saturday.

Josh Kerr consigned to history Hicham El Guerrouj’s mark of three minutes 43.13 seconds that had stood since 1999, clocking a phenomenal time of 3:42.66

LONDON, July 18 : Josh Kerr shattered the 27-year-old world mile record at London Stadium on Saturday as he made his "Project 222" a reality, shaving almost three seconds off his…

The record in the event had stood for 27 years.

Josh Kerr shattered the 27-year-old world mile record in London on Saturday. The 28-year-old was cheered on by the crowd as he completed his extraordinary feat.

The Scot stunned the London Stadium crowd to beat Hicham El Guerrouj's 27-year-old time to come home in 3:42.66, bettering the Moroccan’s mark by almost half a second

Britain's Josh Kerr clocked 3min 42.66sec in the men's mile at a high-octane Diamond League on Saturday, smashing the record set by Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj in Rome in 1999.

Josh Kerr shattered Hicham El Guerrouj’s 27-year-old men’s mile world record at the London Diamond League.

Kerr ran a 3:42.66 mile at the London Diamond League, smashing Hicham El Guerrouj’s world record by 0.47 seconds.

Josh Kerr achieved a historic athletic feat on Saturday. He broke the men's world mile record at the London Diamond League. Kerr's stunning performance clocked 3 minutes 42.68…

Kerr’s time of three minutes 42.66 seconds took nearly half-a-second off the previous record.

The Scot joins Lord Coe, Steve Ovett and Steve Cram as world record holders over the mile, with Hicham El Guerrouj's 27-year-old time banished after a sizzling 3:42.66 went down…

British middle distance runner Josh Kerr has shattered the 27-year world mile record at London Stadium as he made his "Project 222" a reality, shaving almost three seconds off his…

British runner Josh Kerr ran the mile in 3 minutes, 42.66 seconds on Saturday, breaking a record that has stood since 1999.

On Saturday, in front of a crowd of 60,000 ecstatic fans in the former Olympic Stadium in London, Josh Kerr delivered the performance of his lifetime to break the mile world…

Josh Kerr, who competes primarily in the 1,500 metres, had been targeting the record as part of what he called 'Project 222' - and today, his attempt in London was successful

British runner Josh Kerr broke the men's mile world record in London on Saturday, crossing the finish line in 3 minutes, 42.77 seconds.