British runners in particular have long tried to cross the finish line in less than 4 minutes, records show, sometimes running in the nude or trying to win a bet ...

As a former Division I runner at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Stephen Biebelhausen still has a competitive streak. But in his preparation leading up to the annual Guardian Mile race in Cleveland, ...

Marathon world record holder Sabastian Sawe is injured and out of comeback run in Berlin Marathon world record holder Sabastian Sawe says he is injured and will miss the Berlin Marathon, which was set ...

Great Britain's Josh Kerr backed up his bravado to smash the mile world record at the London Diamond League. Having raised eyebrows in March by announcing his intention to wipe out Moroccan Hicham El ...

Josh Kerr, a runner from Scotland, broke the world record Saturday for the fastest mile ever recorded. Kerr ran a mile in 3 minutes, 42.66 seconds, beating Moroccan great Hicham El Guerrouj’s mark of ...

WASHINGTON — A British runner broke the men's world record for the fastest mile, running 3 minutes, 42.66 seconds at a Diamond League meet in London on Saturday. The previous world record had stood ...