Josh Kerr breaks mile world record – this is how he did it

It was like ‘Super Saturday’ at the 2012 Olympics all over again. Some 60,000 were packed into the London Stadium, Lord Coe was trackside, the eyes of the athletics world were on London and the sports-loving British public roared home an achievement that will be written in athletics history. Seventy-two years on from Sir Roger Bannister’s first four-minute mile, Josh Kerr has brought the iconic world mile record back to Great Britain. Like Sir Roger, the feat was also achieved on British soil, toppling a record that had stood since 1999 set by middle-distance running great Hicham El Guerrouj. The noise could apparently be heard all the way to Basildon. The Telegraph was there to witness history being made and has been there every step of the way during Kerr’s training camp, documenting every little detail on what it takes to become the world’s fastest man over one mile. With the momentous occassion also beamed around the nation live on BBC One, this was the shot in the arm athletics needed. The Commonwealth Games begin next week where Scotland’s Kerr will be one of the main events as he attempts to beat his own mile record. But first, he will bask in the glory of a truly special moment for British athletics.