Kerr on why Commonwealth mile glory matters to him

Kerr on why Commonwealth mile glory matters to himTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, 'Unbelievable!' - GB's Kerr breaks fastest mile world recordByRichard WintonBBC Sport ScotlandPublished17 minutes agoJosh Kerr didn't dream about being the fastest person ever to run a mile when he was a kid. He dreamed of pulling on a Scotland vest and representing the country - his country - in the Commonwealth Games.That wee boy is now a big man. Arguably the biggest in middle-distance running following his staggering evisceration of the men's mile world record on Saturday.And now the 28-year-old has a chance to not only fulfil his childhood dream, but to do it by winning gold in Glasgow in front of his own people and at a track that holds memories stretching back a couple of decades.Speak to Kerr about Scotstoun Stadium and he'll tell you about being windswept, soaked and sunburnt all in the same race. About scrapping with kids from Kilbarchan. About learning how to race not just your rivals but the conditions, too."I think some of my biggest performances and learning curves were there," he muses, speaking a week or two out from his record-breaking London outing."I've battled there for years and years and it will be nice to be the one that knows the wind and the rain and all that much better than anyone else."Kerr sees potential to better mile recordPublished2 days agoBritain's Kerr breaks 27-year mile world record in LondonPublished3 days ago'These are my roots and this is my blood'Kerr's compatriots Jake Wightman and Neil Gourley might quibble with that claim, mind, having endured their own share of west of Scotland weather.All three will be eyeing podium places in the reinstated mile event on 1 August, but Kerr is the only one of the three pals in prime physical condition and is, clearly, the big ticket in the field for the iconi...