Josh Kerr Will Chase the 27-Year-Old Mile World Record on Saturday. Here’s How to Watch.

Set your Garmin alerts, because track and field history could go down this Saturday, July 18, at exactly 10:36 a.m. ET, when Josh Kerr takes the stage at the London Diamond League with the intention of breaking the world record in the mile.Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco set the standard of 3:43.13 in 1999, at the time holding off Noah Ngeny of Kenya who ran 3:43.40. Since then, only two other men have ever run under 3:44: Jakob Ingebrigtsen (3:43.73) and Yared Nuguse (3:43.97), the latter of whom will be in the race on Saturday.Kerr enters with a personal best of 3:45.34 from 2024 as the 10th-fastest man in history. The 2023 world champion for 1500 meters also won silver and bronze medals in the event at the 2024 and 2021 Olympic Games, respectively. His sponsor, Brooks, has prepared for this record attempt, dubbed Project 222 for the number of seconds it will take to break the record, by designing a specialty speed suit and racing spikes to fit Kerr’s unique gait.How to Watch Josh Kerr’s Mile World Record AttemptThe main broadcast window of the London Diamond League will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. ET. Track fans in the United States can tune in to the action via FloTrack.The men’s mile race will begin at 10:36 a.m. ET.The full schedule of the London Diamond League is below. All times are listed in ET.8:04 — Discus women8:30 — Pole vault men9:03 — 400m hurdles men9:10 — High jump women9:14 — 400m women9:25 — 800m men9:35 — 3000m women9:49 — Long jump women9:53 — 110m hurdles men10:04 — 100m men10:15 — 200m women10:26 — 400m men10:36 — 1 mile men (world record attempt)10:51 — 800m womenInternational Streaming InfoCanadians can tune in to the broadcast on CBC Sports.In the United Kingdom, the meet will air on BBC1.For other countries, check out World Athletics for more information.Johanna Gretschel is a freelance writer and broadcaster living in Austin, Texas, who has covered elite track and field and running in all its forms. She contributes to Runner’s World, ESPN, Austin American-Statesman, FloTrack, MileSplit, Women’s Running and Podium Runner. Yes, she has run a marathon!