Sir Roger Bannister.
Just the name gives me goosebumps.
A man who will be talked about forever, but whose sporting career was defined in less than four minutes.
I want to follow in his footsteps next month in London by breaking the world mile record.
It is the most historic track record, but the current mark – 3min 43.13sec set in Rome by the Moroccan runner Hicham El Guerrojj – has not been bettered this century.
It’s too long.
It’s time to bring this record into the modern era through training, technology and effort.
And also be an open book about how I do it.
I have won three world titles and two Olympic medals but joining Sir Roger, as well as middle-distance legends Steve Ovett, Sebastian Coe and Steve Cram on the roll call of mile record holders, would be the biggest moment of my career.
Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/athletics/2026/06/09/josh-kerr-why-im-trying-break-record-fastest-mile-bannister/
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