British guy breaks world record mile time by 3 seconds!!!!!!

Jul 19, 2026 7:09 PM

His name is Josh Kerr. Yes, I know the video has no audio. Make it up in your head

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He said he would break the record before the event started. https://www.npr.org/2026/07/18/nx-s1-5899057/josh-kerr-mile-world-record-time

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Plap plap plap plap [crowd noises] plap plap plap plap

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Flap, flap, flap... heavy breathing... and the crowd goes mild.

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-yakety sax

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The one and only correct answer! Let's see what they won Johnny!

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**insert that viral Honky Tonk Irish techno song**

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Hang on. Cooking eggs. I might have the wrong song. BRB, wooz.

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It's unbelievably catchy.

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By a rough estimation with a stop watch, the second place runner was on time to break the standing record as well, just not as dramatically.

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He also broke it! Kind of a bummer to also break a world record just to lose by 20 meters 😅

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Those guys were motivating!

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Good point!

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