What is the London Athletics Meet men's mile record time?

The London Athletics Meet men’s mile record is 3:45.96.

Morocco’s Hicham El Guerrouj set the mark in the Emsley Carr Mile at Crystal Palace in London on 5 August 2000. It remains the meeting record and is also the fastest time recorded in the history of the Emsley Carr Mile.

The mark is easy to confuse with other elite mile times. It is not El Guerrouj’s world record: he ran 3:43.13 in Rome in 1999, a faster performance that remains the outdoor world record. Nor should the figure be confused with the 1500-metre records often listed for the London meeting.

The Emsley Carr Mile has been staged at many British venues, including White City Stadium, Alexander Stadium and the Olympic Stadium. Crystal Palace is the key location for this record because that is where El Guerrouj produced the 3:45.96 performance.