Kerr just said on a podcast he doesn't need to get fitter to run 3:42

I actually believe him

Don’t. His calf wasn’t “torn” in Paris, and he wasn’t sick when he tanked the mile leg in the 2018 dmr.

Kerr has to think like this in order to have a chance at the WR. It gives him confidence. I’d agree though that its crazy talk. His shape in Paris isn’t even good enough for sub 3:44 so the odds are highly against him.

I have been saying for almost 2 years now that the 3:27 Olympic 1500 final was worth a world record for Hocker, Kerr, Nuguse, and Jakob. That's a 3:24-3:25 on the Monaco track with great weather, wavelights, and a good rabbit.

Kerr speaks the truth. It's not a matter of whether he can do it. It's a matter of who gets there first.

I think the point is that his Olympic final (!!) performance converts to a 3:44 and he followed Jakob's wacky pacing more than Hocker, ran a good chunk in lane 2, got drifted on in last 20m so visibly slowed before line, and all of this came after rounds. You've got to assume that coming in fresh and with wave light pacing, there is more meat on the bone if he gets into Paris 2024 shape. I think his bigger problem is Hocker probably thinks the same!

I was kind of disappointed that they wont have Jakob/the top guys in the race. He said that he wants a real race. But when asked about Jakob, he made it very clear that there wont be any money to pay him and that the ones calling the shots would be protective of him/uk athletes.

He isn't running 3:42 without a lot of extra help. Nobody is.

No, it's only 3:25 for Jakob. Others got 1450 meters of pacing and they're not getting that in any other race.

1) Habz and P Koech ran 3:27. I think Kerr is better than them.

2) Kerr ran 3:27 after heats and semis.

Based on the above, I think he can run 3:26/3:43 in ideal conditions.

But 3:42 is a tall order. And it's London. The conditions may not be ideal.

Isn’t this the same guy who claimed to be in 3:27-high shape at Worlds 2022 before finishing a distant 5th? The one who went to altitude for a month following the Paris Olympics just to drop a 3:31 and cry about time trials being boring because all of his main competitors (and teenage Laros lol) smoked him? He was supposed to break the British record in London last year but couldn’t even be bothered to push the pace and got manhandled by Koech in the final 200.

He has zero chance of running 3:42 and knows it, it’s just part of his brand to talk big and make wild claims. If he does somehow manage it at this point in his career, it will be less believable than when Habz ran 3:27.

I hope he fails. Kerr is insufferable, and one of the biggest villains in the sport. He’s an egomaniac who only ever talks about himself. He posts video after video about how great he is and how he deserves this and that. Always has an excuse when he loses. I would rather anyone break the mile record besides Josh Kerr.

You might need therapy if he does.

Goose ran 343, so a number of the boys can go 342 and 341.

Running is very physical and during the last lap, it will become difficult to remain in position to set a WR. Big talk before the race won’t help him exceed his physical limits.

But the point that he is making is that he doesn't need to exceed his physical limits, which isn't possible anyway. He just needs to have that perfect race.

Dude saying “I’ve been in that shape before, I think” is different than saying you’re in shape without training or tweaking training

I can't believe you're all actually falling for it.

Hey Habz ran 3:27. He can probably just go ahead and break the world record, right? He just needs to like, run a little harder?

It’s funny how he jokes about Jakob being surrounded by “yes men” when he and his inner circle drool over his over-spilling ego.