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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Sat 18 Jul 17:31
The fastest miler on the planet is a Scot. His time of 3m 42.66s knocked almost half a second off the 27 year old world record. That`s equivalent to around 4 yards at the speed he was travelling at.
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Topic Originator: GG Riva
Date: Sat 18 Jul 20:08
What a fantastic achievement. ππππ
Not your average Sunday League player.
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Sat 18 Jul 20:22
It was indeed, GGR!
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Topic Originator: red-star-par
Date: Sat 18 Jul 23:04
Quote:
wee eck, Sat 18 Jul 17:31
The fastest miler on the planet is a Scot. His time of 3m 42.66s knocked almost half a second off the 27 year old world record. That`s equivalent to around 4 yards at the speed he was travelling at.
You wouldn`t know it by the BBC report on it, over a dozen mentions of British, Briton, Brit including when he mentions that himself. 2 mentions of him being a Scot.
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Topic Originator: Raymie the Legend
Date: Sun 19 Jul 06:19
A quite superb achievement. The fact that the record has stood for so long just adds more kudos.
Josh started at Meadowbank, alongside my nephew, who was the best in the UK in his teens at 400m.
Josh went to college in the USA and the rest is history now.
My nephew chose to play rugby and was a very decent and quick winger, capped at junior level and international level in the sevens format.
It`s bloody tough being a legend
Ron Atkinson - 1983
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Topic Originator: Bletchley_Par
Date: Sun 19 Jul 13:44
Something special about the mile distance, great achievement by Ross to break such an outstanding record.
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Sun 19 Jul 14:16
The mile has iconic status for Brits because of the Roger Bannister/sub 4 minute connection and I think that`s what inspired Josh. His preparation was meticulous and he even targeted a time of 3 mins 42.66 secs. He would sit in an ice bath for exactly that time as part of his training!
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Topic Originator: Buspasspar
Date: Mon 20 Jul 17:51
Watched the highlight of the Race and he completely destroyed the rest
Well done Josh .. superb achievement
We are forever shaped by the Children we once were
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Topic Originator: Jeffery
Date: Sat 1 Aug 21:10
Adds gold in the commonwealth games mile final. Incredible athlete.
The race was a battle.
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Sat 1 Aug 22:13
He seemed to have an extra gear which the other athletes couldn`t deal with.
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Topic Originator: pars4life1
Date: Mon 3 Aug 15:27
Congratulations to him but I do wonder why heβs trying to set records at an unconventional race distance? Hopefully he can start doing it at 1500m and make a mark on the world stage and not just a handful of countries that use a weird measurement system.
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Topic Originator: alwaysaPar
Date: Mon 3 Aug 17:04
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pars4life1, Mon 3 Aug 15:27
Congratulations to him but I do wonder why heβs trying to set records at an unconventional race distance? Hopefully he can start doing it at 1500m and make a mark on the world stage and not just a handful of countries that use a weird measurement system.
Just because the mile doesn`t feature in your Olympics and World Championships doesn`t make it unconventional
There a lots of mile races throughout the athletics calendar and they decided long ago to keep calling it a mile as not to confuse the lesser Athletics minded public with 1600m and 1500m....
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Mon 3 Aug 18:01
The world record attempt was obviously a one-off to recognise the British connection to the mile and challenge a record which had stood for a generation.
The choice of having a mile race in the Commonwealth Games would be down to the organisers. I understand the first CG after Roger Bannister`s sub four minute mile in 1954 also staged a mile race so there was a precedent. The women`s equivalent race this year was also run over a mile I think.
JK has run many 1500m races over the years and I`m sure he`ll continue to do so.
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Topic Originator: alwaysaPar
Date: Mon 3 Aug 20:09
Definitely not a one off, 3 out of the 7 diamond league meetings each year are mile races , the other 4 are 1500mtr
As the prize money for breaking world records in the diamond league is significant there have been a number of attempts to break it over the years without success
Josh Kerr, as he showed in his indoor season, is in the form of his life also and the way his training plan worked , he knew he would be able to have a go at the record in London
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Topic Originator: Paralex
Date: Mon 3 Aug 22:16
Not only were they demeaning him by suggesting he was British ( tongue in cheek) they doubled the insult by making out he was a Glaswegian!!! But, yes, I think he made us all a bit prouder.
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Topic Originator: Jimmy riddell
Date: Mon 3 Aug 22:21
Sensible decision not to go for the Euros in a month or so. Bigger fish to fry in the Diamond league π
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Topic Originator: DA-go Par Adonis
Date: Tue 4 Aug 22:30
Aye, hopefully Josh Kerr - the 2023 World 1500m Champion and 2024 Olympic 1500m silver medalist - can one day make his mark in the 1500m.
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