Josh Kerr: Speed ​​suit and height room – how Scott plans to beat the mile world record

Making a big fuss about it before the event is bold but in keeping with Kerr’s brand. He wants to draw more attention to athletics and make more people know about its personalities, its achievements and its rivalries.

Before, it was his Pleasant opposite relationship 1500m with rival Jacob Ingebrigtsen. Now it’s taking down one of the sport’s longest-standing records.

“Everything is going very smoothly,” Kerr told BBC Sport. “You know when you call your shots this early, there’s a lot that can happen and we’re still three weeks or so out.

“It’s definitely on, I just have to manage the variables that come my way and with a bit of luck on my side, I’m sure I’ll be in a really good place.”

Kerr chose London as a tribute to the history of the mile record. Six British athletes have broken it in the past, including Roger Bannister’s legendary first sub-four-minute mile in 1954. The Scot wants to be seventh.

Already the fastest from Great Britain, he currently sits sixth on the all-time list with a time of three minutes 45.34 seconds from two years ago.