Josh Kerr of Brooks Beasts takes Commonwealth Games mile crown in front of Scottish fans...
GLASGOW, Scotland-- After taking down the world record two weeks ago in London, the question was whether or not Josh Kerr (photo courtesy Glasgow 2026) , who runs for the Seattle based Brooks Beasts, would be vulnerable to a mental let down after taking down Hicham El Guerrouj's world record of 3:43.13 with his 3:42.66 run at the Diamond League meet. In the finals of the men's mile at the Commonwealth Games at Scotstoun Stadium Saturday night, there were very little expectations of Kerr coming close in a championship race, especially without pacers and pacing light technology. As expected, the pace went out modestly, with the first quarter at around 60 seconds, with Botswana's Tshepiso Masalela running up front with Kerr towards the back third of the field. The second 440 was slower, and as the field finished the second lap, former Husky Sam Tanner moved to the front, going through the half mile in about 2:03. Meanwhile, Kerr was being jostled while trying to get room to r...
