Josh Kerr Chases History in London + Monaco & Another World Record for Wanyonyi?

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Jonathan Gault, Rojo & WEjo break down a huge week in track: Emmanuel Wanyonyi's 2:11.83 world record 1000m at a stacked Diamond League Monaco, then preview Saturday's London Diamond League, where Josh Kerr targets Hicham El Guerrouj's 27-year-old mile world record with Yared Nuguse also in the mix. They debate the doping-era asterisks on El Guerrouj's mark, rabbit strategy, and whether Marco Arop or Emmanuel Wanyonyi could snap the 800m world record on the same night**. Graham Blanks'** near-win in Monaco sparks a Grant Fisher comparison and a 2028 Olympic 5,000m/10,000m draft. Elsewhere: Keely Hodgkinson's world record hopes look shaky, USA Championships heads to New York for the first time in decades, and England faces Argentina in a World Cup semifinal.

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TIMESTAMPS

• 00:00 Sponsor: Try Aletheia Run use code LETSRUN10
• 01:25 Welcome, Show Preview & World Cup Banter
• 05:16 Monaco Diamond League Recap
• 10:22 Grant Blanks vs Grant Fisher
• 15:03 5000m Talent Pool & 2028 Olympic Draft
• 19:16 London Preview: Josh Kerr's Mile World Record Bid
• 25:04 Rabbit Strategy for the Record Attempt
• 28:23 Doping Era Debate: El Guerrouj's Legacy
• 33:40 El Guerrouj's Historic Splits & Pacing
• 36:40 Wildcard Predictions: Birnbaum
• 40:29 Yared Nuguse's World Record Chances
• 46:40 Final Predictions: Does the Record Fall?
• 52:36 Keely Hodgkinson & The 800m Debate
• 56:07 800m World Record Watch: Arop vs Wanyonyi
• 62:37 Supporters Club & Beer Run Recap
• 64:44 Hurdles Rivalry: Thorpe vs Britt
• 71:11 USA Championships Head to New York
• 74:53 England vs Argentina: World Cup Semifinal

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