Josh Kerr's decision to forego racing pays off with win in 1500 at Ultimate Champs...
BUDAPEST-- Josh Kerr (photo courtesy Brooks Running) of the Seattle based Brooks Beasts, who probably could have raced more this season if he desired, intentionally kept his outdoor racing schedule light compared to many of the other men who toed the line with him for the start of the men's 1500 meters on the final day of the World Athletics Ultimate Championships at the Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ Sunday night. Going into the Ultimate Championships, the Brit only raced outdoors five times: two 800 meter races in Los Angeles in May and June; the London Diamond League meet, where he set the world record in the mile of 3:42.66; and a semi and the final of the mile at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, about an hour by car from his hometown of Edinburgh, where he won in 3:54.12. While not qualified for the Ultimate Championships on world rankings, his world record in the mile, plus his victory in the 3000 at the world indoor championships in March were sufficient to earn him...
