Mile Preclassic - Kerr VS Ingebrigtsen

The bowerman mile did not dissapoint. 3.45 for a British Record for josh kerr. To win the diamond league in hayward field; prefontaine classic in eugene oregon takes something else

[@Athleticsvids2]

1. Kerr - 3.45.34 2. Ingebrigtsen - 3.45.60 3. Nuguse - 3.46.22 4. Gourley - 3.47.74 5. Wightman - 3.47.83 6. Cheruiyot - 3.48.59 7. Hocker - 3.48.95 8. Beamish - 3.49.09 9. Hoare - 3.49.11 10. Garcia 3.50.14 11. Myers - 3.50.15 12. Kipsang - 3.51.82 13. Girma- 3.53.82 14. Teare - 3.53.92 DNF Hobbs Kessler

[@crosslink1493]

Thanks for putting up the times. NBC Sports couldn't be bothered to show them on the TV screen for those of us who wanted to see the other runners' times and placings.

[@garystroup5285]

@@crosslink1493exactly what I thought. They just rushed off the tv 😢

[@Dave-ol7cc]

And Hobbs Kessler tripped up and was out of the race.

[@MrGranfield]

Where did Roger Bannister finish?

[@adbelleter2482]

Was this race yesterday?

[@khumokwezimashapa2245]

It's funny how the commentator said "Once held by Steve Cram" with such disappointment, because he is Steve Cram. Just watched his own British record get broken and commentate on it too 😂😂

[@samhardy6319]

He sounded pleased for Kerr, to be honest. Imagine holding a record for 39 years? You can't blane the man to acknowkedge its loss. Cram was a great runner. His time, lest people forget, was set in a race with uneven splits and 39 years ago without the advantages of today's shoe technology. He also slowed down in the last few yards having destroyed the field in the last 200m. Hats off to Kerr though for a brilliant victory and a great run from Ingerbrigtsen, too.

[@timn4481]

@@samhardy6319lest people forget?... dude hes not dead. and you cant extrapolate for shoes and tracks without acknowledging that most athletes used PEDs at least in off seasons back then. many just tapered from oils/orals to waters then off for a few days prior to comps back then, and many comps werent even tested so at times they used right up to the day. not hating, just saying how it was. Cram may have been completely drug free- who knows?

[@EffigyOfficial]

If I made a record 39 years ago and still cared about the sport enough to be a commentator, I would be dissapointed if someone didn't break my record at some point

[@TheBodyFirmATL]

​@EffigyOfficial if you've ever held a record in anything substantial, you're never EVER disappointed for it NOT to be broken.

[@travisfinucane]

@@TheBodyFirmATL I lost you on the 3rd double negative. Do you mean he's glad for it to be broken?

[@FascinateNonExoticKeepers]

1. Jakob lightly applauded immediately after the race. 2. Kerr and Jakob shook hands.

[@triathlontimmy]

It's a big rivalry, but the media wants to make these two out to be enemies and I'm just not seeing it.

[@deannilvalli6579]

I was wondering. The footage here did not show that, that I saw. I am glad they did.

[@jono1457-qd9ft]

​@@deannilvalli6579 Watch again. Immediately after the finish, Josh turned to the crowd and waved, turned back towards Jakob who was applauding and they shook hands.

[@deannilvalli6579]

@@jono1457-qd9ft Yeah, I believe you, I just couldn't catch it. It's going to be tough for Jakob in Paris. He might have to settle for silver.

[@Celeritate7]

Very easy to be « humble » when you lose after all that shit talking

[@everist22]

Kerr is obviously the form favourite - but given it’s Ingebrigtsen’s first 2024 race - wow, he will only get better. I think Nuguse will be a little disappointed

[@vincentvangogh8092]

i think kerr can go alot faster from behind leading it out doesnt suit him

[@albertoaguilar9773]

Nuguse Is still far off from being close to these two, hopefully in a near future he'll improve

[@aethanopprimes1778]

I mean Nuguse’s PR is faster than Kerrs…

[@vincentvangogh8092]

@@aethanopprimes1778 for a mile ?

[@DarrenBates]

A mile that lived up to the hype. Golden age of athletics.

[@saintsaens21]

Golden age of *supershoes

[@paulwilson2651]

Simply superb from Josh Kerr done yourself and Scotland proud.

[@ironmantooltime]

Omg is he Scottish? Damn

[@simonalcroft7897]

British.

[@ironmantooltime]

@@simonalcroft7897 English are English, Scottish are British 👍

[@Bucketheadhead]

@@ironmantooltimeTakes a lot of stamina to run away from those haggises

[@paulwilson2651]

@@ironmantooltime There was actually 3 Scots in this race Wightman and Gourley are also Scots.

[@timn4481]

World Best Performance for Cameron Myers - smashed Jakob's previous age 17 worlds best. Jakob ran 3:52.26 and Myers ran 3:50.15 here... Edit: arguably Jakob's mile record was a bit on the soft side considering he ran a 3:31 1500m at age 17..Myers will be 18 by the next time he runs a 1500m (unless he's registered for Oslo (?)) (hes not listed for Stockholm).and Jakob ran a low 3:30 at age 18... i think we can all say that Myers is neck and neck with what Jakob was doing...the 1500m is stacked right now..

[@CarlFredrik-uo1cu]

Myers need to run a couple of 3000m races this season. 1000m would be great too. Also, Jakob's 3:31.18 equals a 3:47.92 mile. Blazing fast.

[@leeriding4144]

Yeeeees!! Massive taking it out with over a lap to go from Kerr

[@terenceorourke546]

What running and racing is all about. Fantastic competition by men willing to take risks to be the best.

[@kennethlandau5396]

Kerr a monster in this one dismantling a world class field

[@vincentvangogh8092]

i think theres no one can bang in a faster last 400m off a good pace than Kerr he is in heavy training at the moment so when he cuts back he will be better

[@jayleppanen]

Obviously Jakob was quite happy about the race, even if he lost to Josh. Maybe he thought he would do worse after the injury.

[@shunsuikyoraku5428]

Yeah he thought he'd do worse that's why he toed the line 🙄🙄🙄

[@greatleapforwards]

@@shunsuikyoraku5428 sometimes racing is not all about the winning, but assessing where you are at. To make your first race of 2024 against all of the best in the world over that distance shows, and only just losing to a time that broke a decades old british record is quite a performance by him and shows incredible balls

[@candiceverpaelst-ud3kk]

Wasn't Jakob's mile time last season 3:43

[@lanbroghini]

Lived up to the hype!!

[@signpost5596]

Wow! One of the fastest mile races in history. Looking forward to a rematch (hopefully) in the Olympics!

[@stephanfourie6879]

Kerr moves up to 6th on the alltime list

[@jensmith3719]

Hope JI is fully fit mentally and physically, hate if he was to be beaten for him to have stockpile of excuses

[@albertoaguilar9773]

This year's Olympic 1500 is gonna be 🥵🥵

[@genebaket]

That was probably the best talent that ever ran the mile ever Josh Kerr is on fire, absolutely awesome

[@MazzerineSea]

Has Kerr improved enough to run sub 3.28 this Summer? A fabulous mile run at Pre today! His coaches reportedly told him not to take the front as early as he did. What an exciting summer season of racing ahead. Will be fascinating to see how Jakob improves leading into the Olympics. Shout out to Yared and Cam Myers! #teamjakob

[@beowolf19751]

Phenomenal athletes every one of them!!

[@thisopinionwillexpire]

Impressed with Kerr. But honestly, a bit more impressed with Jakob. 3:45 off an injury layoff is pretty insane.

[@ccbgaming6994]

Exactly how I feel

[@christiansantana4869]

Most definitely he gonna win the Olympics, gotta back Jakob 😤

[@HSpartaL]

He is back to peak fitness according to himself

[@Tritiuminducedfusion]

You're more impressed with the guy that got smoked.... makes sense. 🙄🤡

[@thisopinionwillexpire]

@@HSpartaL Didn’t he say in the Flotrack interview/filmed workout that he doesn’t know where he’s at? I think he said the situation was “not ideal” and that because he doesn’t push to extremes in workouts, he can’t tell how fit he is

[@rodbrown8306]

Greatest race I've ever seen over the mile.

[@randyschwaggins]

I grew up watching Steve Ovett, Seb Coe and Steve Cram dominate the 800 and 1500 in the 80s...and then we had nothing in those events until Josh Kerr came out of nowhere. Seeing any British athlete win on the world stage is brilliant for me...but seeing Kerr win makes me smile in a way that warms my core ❤

[@vincentvangogh8092]

Peter Elliot wasnt bad at 800m he was very brave he made them hurt

[@traderstatusquo]

Nuguse holding it down for the Americans, yet again…not sure why he doesn’t get more marketing / hype…

[@papuaze]

Fr

[@shunsuikyoraku5428]

Cuz he's boring and talks about Taylor swift lol Hocker will finish higher at the Olympics too by the way and he gets no love

[@LD-bv1pm]

Because he lost perhaps? The rest of the world doesn't care.

[@traderstatusquo]

I hear hocker will beat him a lot, yet doesn’t and finishes several places behind in big races

[@traderstatusquo]

LD, I’m talking about Americans, relax. Not the rest of the world.

[@mocabeentrill]

Thanks for the upload🙏🏿

[@JG-vj7lm]

Wish McSweyn was in the race

[@youngdoctorsunnyboy1780]

As I support Ingebrigsten no matter what...

[@kerrysupporter]

Great race. Let the rivalry get better

[@benjaminkuch2558]

I think it's worth to mention that Lamecha Girma still ran a 3:53 after falling

[@advnture44]

Did not disappoint!

[@juliapardieutroyer9993]

Kerr has a crazy good 600m push to the end. Happy to see some challenging the European finals jockey & wait for the sprint technique. If you're faster than them over the distance... RUN! And make them try to keep up.

[@musicwavey3464]

With this type of speed of Josh it will be hard from jakob to pass him on the last lap on future races.

[@kd-wk8nd]

Hmmm credit to Kerr who looks strong but I wouldnt go that far. Jakob won it last year in 3.43 amidst a busy schedule and at the end of a long season. This is his first race getting back after injury, no winter races.

[@musicwavey3464]

@kd-wk8nd Yes, alright if Jakob is on world record shape of course he would beat kerr. The thing is that If the pace is slower he will struggle against faster guys. I think he should try to test running different racing tactics to see how he adapts to situations like the ones in the world champs.

[@TheCsmartin88]

Kerr to win gold is no slam dunk. He was 10th in Oslo this time last year. There are like 8 guys that can win the gold this year.

[@chessplayer-ms3pn]

Nah bro, ingebrgsten coming of injury this close to Kerr who has been peaked for the last 4 months

[@musicwavey3464]

@@chessplayer-ms3pn man, i Hope youre right

[@michaelagyepong1539]

I know Ingebrigtsen doesn't want to admit, but josh ker has been living rent free in his mind for about a year now, Kerr the menace😂😂😂

[@martinsundland7614]

Sandbagging?

[@survivortheoneincharge7875]

Let’s be honest this is a win for Jakob here, he is still returning to training so to be this close to Kerr it’s an achievement for Jakob

[@mikeeight5819]

no he hasn't

[@okklidokkli]

Living rent free in his head? Jakob couldn't care less about Kerr. It is all about world records, staying injury free, and hopefully take two golds in Paris.

[@mikewubben2844]

@@okklidokkli couldn't care less about the guy who beat him in Budapest last year? And again here? He may try to act like he doesn't care about Kerr but he most certainly does.

[@ccbgaming6994]

Unfortunate fall for Hobbs

[@solomonhiggins4576]

I feel so bad for him, it would have been a huge race and great experience pre Olympics for him

[@Loco5919]

Its bullshit he should sue UO and Nike

[@ChrisGotDeleted]

@@Loco5919why should he sue them? there’s nothing anyone can do about what happened, that’s just how racing is.

[@ccbgaming6994]

@@Loco5919 Why?

[@leomurillo2478]

Although it was bad for him to fall of course, but he did the same mistake about a week and a half ago in the L.A. 800 meters, although he won, he allowed himself to be boxed and then stepped over rail and bump into another runner (which he should have been disqualified) well he did the same here again except that he fell trying to squeeze himself through the first lane. Tremendous talent but needs to learn from his mistakes especially in international events.

[@BG-id2cv]

I think Cam Myers broke the World Record for the mile for a 17 year old...no? His time is over 2 seconds faster than what Ingebrigtsen ran 6 years ago as a 17 year-old in the same event.

[@timn4481]

he absolutely did and i bet you it wont be reported in Australia..we report Women running 100m in 11.1 at altitude and with a decent tailwind..

[@28mouse85]

Its not a world record tho isit. Its an age group record. Huge difference.

[@yogalesson]

@@28mouse85i think it is an age group world record to be precise.

[@28mouse85]

@@yogalesson its either a world record or not. “Age group world records” arent a thing. Next there will be “race world records” and people braking it down even further. Your either the fastest male/female or not. Regardless of age

[@BG-id2cv]

@@28mouse85 It's still the fastest anyone in the world has ever run a mile as a 17 year old....you can't take that away from him. It's only an organization who make up these rules that state it's not a world record. In my mind it's a world record for a 17 year old.

[@HANI_SINGH.]

Huge respect to myres just 17 year old ran 3:50 a mile Salute never stop myres

[@Trailrunner1978]

Great race. Kerr is strong. Jakob was very pleased with first race. Competition is very good for this sport!

[@GGmanlife]

Most people to ever run sub 3:48 in a mile before! I feel bad for Jacob and great for Kerr, but it’s good to remember that was only Jacob’s season opener!

[@jimoconnor8597]

Scary he opened with that. Its gonna be a great season and if he stays healthy, the Olympics will be phenomenal.

[@Chricore]

Congratulations to Kerr but the actual surprise is Ingebrigtsen. So close directly after injury. The Olympics are going to be a blast for the 1500!

[@stellabarrow5587]

What a race kerr is a talent he is good and great runner Tatically sound in the race. Its good to see an English man winning Distannce Races again.

[@janemf]

wow what an amazing race

[@markrutherford6010]

Kerr looked so strong.Well done!!

[@NoorKhanNY]

Awesome upload bro. First I saw

[@donny2327]

Superb speed endurance over the final 500 from JK. Bravery built on confidence built on form.

[@leeobreisleain6492]

Best race I've ever seen

[@annt7384]

Wow, Yared Nuguse, congrats on a season best time and keeping up with the world top 2 athletes in this category

[@user-ex2bn7bi7s]

Gold medal in Paris for Ingebritsen

[@quiz-blasters227]

Excellent race by Kerr. He seems very confident.

[@_Domo_]

Damn I was doubting Josh Kerr lmao, good stuff

[@user-ks7bf2ih8w]

Great run by Josh Kerr 👏

[@mertholomy8414]

He talked the talk AND walked the walk

[@alexdiogenes4768]

Racing at its finest!

[@jimoconnor8597]

Awesome race! So glad it wasn't a "tactical" affair. Olympics are going to be crazy good. I'd be afraid if I was everyone else if this was Jakob's opener...

[@Dave-ol7cc]

Lol. Brought to mind Centro’s gold medal. Yuck.

[@traderstatusquo]

Great job, Yared!! Best American of the field, yet again!! Give him his stripes (in the US)!

[@TBrl8]

Kerr is too good now, he is number 1. He is stronger, and can outkick Ingebritsen.

[@mtb5778]

wow, great race.

[@HANI_SINGH.]

Huge respect to jakob returned after his injury and he ran a mile 3:45 😮 If he wasn't injured he will definitely break the record

[@user-eb7eg8bo6h]

The elgroug wr IS very hard to break 3.43.35

[@HANI_SINGH.]

@@user-eb7eg8bo6h he ran 3:43:73 a mile so He can definitely break record

[@optimistic7898]

Full respect for Kerr 🙌.But Ingebrigtsen is the GOAT and will win in Paris 🐐.

[@sebdodds7381]

Is there a lot of air resistance/slip streaming in running? I don't get why it's 'tactical' unless slip streaming is important.

[@Gallywomack]

Yes there is. Not as much as in cycling but it's still a factor. This is an oversimplification but the tactics lie in choosing whether to front run, in the hope of running the legs off weaker opponents - but risking towing a runner with a stronger kick round and losing the final sprint - or letting someone else set the pace and relying on a decent kick to win. In this race, Kerr made the tactical choice to take the front with 600 to go, to keep the pace high, confident that he had the strength and finishing speed to hold off any challengers in the final straight. But potentially a fitter Ingebritsen could have out-kicked him on another night, so it was a brave move.

[@sebdodds7381]

​@@Gallywomackthank you for explaining very well!

[@seanomaileon4618]

9 runners sub 3:50. Is that a record for single race?

[@runbikeskate362]

Last year was 11 men sub 3:50 I believe

[@seanomaileon4618]

Bowerman 2023 race had 11 sub 3:50.

[@dennisstoneii2502]

Congrats to Josh Kerr on the win.

[@jus_danny]

Well done Josh 👏👏👏

[@shanindtheeed]

Great race

[@stevengay7171]

Kerr has finally become what we all hoped from English schools days

[@user-wz3zy5ik7j]

Kerr, Gourley ,Wightman- new GB supermilers team ( Ovett, Coe, Cram - old)?

[@lingnguyen2623]

I can almost assure you that Josh Kerr had only one objective. DEFEAT INGERBRITSEN. I was hoping that Ingerbritsen could win but Kerr had defeated him long before the race even started. It was like Kerr had played the race 1000 times in his mind with the same result, VICTORY! And I could tell that Ingerbritsen was a defeated foe.

[@jimoconnor8597]

It was a season opening race for Jakob. If Kerr didn't win, he would have really looked bad.

[@JoshNishitani]

Going to be an interesting lead up to the olympics with Kerr being at all time fitness whilst ingebrigtsen knows he’s got more in the tank, you’d argue the better position to be in.

[@annaliesmith8699]

Amazing pace

[@emf6621]

I think Ingebrigtsen would be pleased with his performance. Several months out with achilles injury, then a 3:46 in his return to competition. Pretty good!

[@candiceverpaelst-ud3kk]

3:45

Who else was rooting for the guy in blue in the front, and wondered where he went at 2:30?

[@eltorokw]

...that's the pacemaker

[@jaybarnes8034]

What was Zack Hample's time?

[@percyfree9831]

Mighty run by Kerr

[@Scaythedhyponeros]

Waow impressive

[@bensmith372]

Kerr not even out of breath at the finish🤣👏

[@markcam1965]

Legitimate question,.,.,why did the guy in blue disappear from the race? He seemed to be doing great

[@_Domo_]

That was a pacer :)

[@guycrosswell]

That's the pacer, he will be paid to run at a specific pace for as long as he can to help the other athletes, he could well be an 800m runner tbh

[@markcam1965]

@@guycrosswell I appreciate the knowledge, I'm a new watcher to races over 400.

[@markcam1965]

@_Domo_ thanks for the info. I appreciate it

[@johnwilson5743]

Yes, as everyone said, he was a "pacer". But note well: at the Olympics, ALL athletes must go through qualifying Heats, Semis, then the Final. So, NO PACERS. (Unless a Country has managed to get more than one runner into the Final and one agrees to sacrifice themselves to be an unofficial pacer to best help their Countryman. eg. In Championship races that required qualifying heats, often the great Hicham El Guerrouj, current WR holder in Mile, would have a fellow Countryman pace him to ensure the race was fast which served Hicham best) But in normal Championship races, not having pacemakers results in having a tactical race, often referred to as a "Sit... and sprint". In most cases, with middle and long distance Track races, the times are not "fast" as no one wants to sacrifice themselves to be a pacer that everyone sits on. Often then the person with the best "finishing kick", wins. Cheers.

[@Mr.ThinkTwice]

So what’s the speed of these crazy humans?

[@noahmcclellan251]

Rust-buster for Ingebrigtsen, while Kerr has been racing these past few months. Kerr didn't win by much, so I think once Ingebrigtsen gets sharper, he'll have the edge over Kerr.

[@jensmith3719]

no

[@shunsuikyoraku5428]

You're a fool. Kerr has a better finish, off a fast rabbited pace now too, Jakob doesn't get silver in Paris you can bet on that. He'll be lucky to get bronze.

[@egranuueirn]

@@shunsuikyoraku5428 fool? he's absolutely correct. what you're saying (which isnt even necessarily true) doesn't negate that kerr only beat jakob by 0.3 after jakob missed 3 months of training. jakob should be paris favorite after this.

[@rustysworldofentertainment850]

I'm wondering if Kerr is peaking too soon.

[@stonekeeper86]

Kerr is gonna smoke him again.

[@RiqMoran]

he did it. the madman. And here i thought all that talk would backfire but no.

[@Chris-dw3xl]

Wow

[@kurman4749]

Jakob is still the one they all have to beat in the 1500 meters at the Olympics in July.

[@rudk2421]

Is 3:45 in pounds of in euro’s?

[@elchappo1320]

As long as a European is the winner we good

[@capski9321]

Nice to see an athletics video get so many views

[@NeusCs]

Post injury the man in the second place... Imagine in Paris

[@sergzthethanos4198]

bruh the mile record cannot be broken

[@saturn7835]

They weren’t trying to break it here. Josh and Jakob both were saying they didn’t care about the time in this race. They were just trying to win.

[@dmitry.greatgrandsonofteheroes]

Big respect to You, Mr. Kerr! 38 years later new NR. The next is 2 miles😂

[@overbillionviews]

*Nice form in may, but Olympic in august!*

[@zabaleta66]

I believe both guys can take positives out of this race. Kerr, for winning and showing strength at this pace; Ingebrigtsen, for showing he's right there at the leading edge whilst barely running competitively this season. I predict a world record run in the Olympic 1500m final.

[@leotv8303]

1500 metres has become very competitive

[@Aidansands2]

Where did alvarado go???

[@eltorokw]

he was the pacer. pulled off at 2:22

[@Gerhard2770]

Kerr did not even look at Ingebritsen after the race🤣

[@jensmith3719]

He did put a hand on his arm,

[@shunsuikyoraku5428]

He embraced him with a shoulder pat lol stop the narrative

[@aranchandel1799]

Jakob hand swing doesn’t seem same as in past his hand swing going little bit quicker 🤔

[@davidp5242]

Josh Kerr has got his number!! 😂

[@jaymula6660]

Ingebrigsen needs to run from the front this sit and wait when you don’t have the best kick will not work.

[@antflynn7]

Ignorant move from Cole Hocker. Hobbs had the track position and he came up and cut in to get the rail when there wasn’t enough room

[@katiehoffman2417]

So disappointed with Cram etc...even on the home straight all about Jakob! Kerr not given enough credit as World Champion by our own commentators! Poor show. The race itself was phenomenal and a complete joy to watch..👏👏

[@xiaoandmatt]

Shame about Kessler for sure. All I will say is that for a season opener and rust buster, Jakob ran an awesome race. If that is how close he is when he is just getting his racing legs back, I would say that Kerr should be a bit worried.

[@shunsuikyoraku5428]

Nah, Olympics has rounds and no rabbit, he wins by more come August

[@user-gm9vj2ok9v]

😢

[@iberiksoderblom]

Has Kerr got his doping under controle?

[@thekenneth8232]

Maybe Jakob would be faster if the top of his head had a normal shape? 😂

[@iberiksoderblom]

@@thekenneth8232 Craniofacial knowledge is not your strongest point?

[@thekenneth8232]

@iberiksoderblom Oh no! I just saw... you have a weird shaped head, too! What on earth is going on in Norway!? 🧐

[@genebaket]

Kerr is on fire not bad since he was in the hospital two weeks ago and had his kidney removed, artificial hip operation, and a torn ACL. I understand the guy from Norway was just getting over a cold.

[@MrWestbrom1968]

You forgot about the long Covid that Kerr has been struggling with.

[@jkdure]

what are you bragging about - the norwegian was run over by a truck a day ago and 1 day after almost fast as kerr again

[@alanwllms5172]

Kerr was actually running backwards. He had his glasses on the wrong way to confuse everyone

[@mongezimahlangu4544]

Josh Kerr is boss

[@Xeniarubyanceva]

ОIngribsten No1 ❣️

[@charliesalazar3119]

Like for spoiler shield

[@Alex-pr6zv]

Wightman runs 3:47.8 and is only third Scotsman at the finish

[@jensmith3719]

i didnt know he was Scottish ?? thought his dad ran for England, but no matter,

[@artsed08]

@@jensmith3719 It doesn't matter. They all run for Great Britain, which is what matters 🇬🇧

[@Alex-pr6zv]

@@artsed08 I guess he is both. He was born in England but grew up near Edinburgh before going to Loughborough.