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Hey runners, in today's newsletter, we're still unpacking what happened in London.
Beyond Josh Kerr's mile world record, the Diamond League delivered an 800m upset, meeting records, and a home win for Keely Hodgkinson. We've also got the story behind Kerr's one-off Brooks Hyperion 222 spike, engineered around eight years of his biomechanical data.
Elsewhere, the oldest record in track turns 43 this week, and for the first time in a generation, two women are close enough to threaten it.
And as always, we round things out with the practical stuff: how to properly cool down after a run, six strategies to avoid hitting the wall, and why 80% of your mileage should live in Zone 2.
Josh Kerr just ran 3:42.66 to break the men's mile world record, ending Hicham El Guerrouj's 27-year hold on the mark. In this episode, Michael Doyle, Jessy Carveth, and Alex Cyr break down the race lap-by-lap and split-by-split, dig into Brooks' "Project 222" campaign behind the attempt, and debate what it means for the current golden era of middle-distance running. Then Jessy Carveth sits down with Josh Kerr himself for an exclusive interview on the race, his mindset down the final stretch, the Ingebrigtsen rivalry, and what might be next, including a possible run at the 1500m record.
Jarmila Kratochvílová's 800m mark of 1:53.28 has outlasted every other record in the sport since July 26, 1983. For the first time in a generation, two women are close enough to threaten it.
Brooks engineered the one-off Hyperion 222 around eight years of Josh Kerr's biomechanical data, inside World Athletics' 20-millimeter cap, and got it approved days before he ran 3:42.66. Its lead developer says running slowly in it would "feel awful."
Learn what causes “the wall” and how to prevent it with smarter fueling, pacing, and training—so you can stay strong, in control, and finish your race without falling apart.
The Olympic champion took the London Diamond League 800m in 1:56.21 on Saturday, with the converted hurdler 0.25 seconds behind and a European Championships rematch three weeks away.
Josh Kerr's 3:42.66 mile was the headline, but the London Diamond League track program also delivered an 800m upset of Emmanuel Wanyonyi, meeting records for Julien Alfred and Ja'Kobe Tharp, and a home win for Keely Hodgkinson.
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