Storied men's mile record set 27 years ago in sights of British runner Josh Kerr

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British runner Josh Kerr aims to break the 27-year-old men's mile record set by Hicham El Guerrouj with a target time of 3 minutes, 43.13 seconds. Kerr announced his attempt, dubbed 'Project 222,' at a press event at London Stadium.

The storied men’s mile record in track that has stood for 27 years will come under attack Saturday from Britain’s Josh Kerr. Kerr, the 2023 world champion over the 1,500 meters metric mile, has called it “Project 222” — for each second he aims to take in breaking Hicham El Guerrouj’s mark of 3 minutes, 43.13 seconds. “It’s in my favor," Kerr said Friday at a news conference at London Stadium that staged track and field at the 2012 Olympics.