British runner Josh Kerr ran 3 minutes, 42.66 seconds to take down the record.

While the main attempt attracted an impressive turnout, it fell short of the existing record of 3,486 participants, set in Turkey in 2013.

Records, as they say, are meant to be broken. On Sunday, Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo set the world record for fastest time in the half-marathon, finishing the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon in 57 minutes, 20 seconds, according to World Athletics. The previous ...