PHOTO CREDIT: DANIELLE ALAKIJA
Saturday in London, Josh Kerr ran 3:42.66 and the mile world record fell for the first time in 27 years. That was the headline. It was also part of a broader London Diamond League night that included a Diamond League discus record, a meeting record of 12.89 in the 110m hurdles by a man who already holds the world record in the event, and a Keely Hodgkinson 800m win in front of a home crowd still buzzing from the mile. Across the pond, a MileSplit interview went live with the high school hurdler of the year, the first prep athlete in American history to run a wind-legal sub-13. And in New York, the USATF Outdoor Championships posted its entry list, with a 17-year-old as one of the headliners. Here is the week.
