Selfies, signatures & social media - how Kerr embraced Glasgow Games

Josh Kerr didn't get overmuch slumber past night. "There's nary clip for that. Glasgow connected the weekend, mate, it's bouncing," the Scot said with a flimsy croak successful his voice. The effect – 11 hours after his Commonwealth Games mile triumph – was wholly successful keeping with the mode Kerr has conducted himself this week. Embedded with Team Scotland, backmost location among his ain people, and perfectly revelling successful it. A look at his social media shows reels of the 28‑year‑old moving about the streets of the city, in its parks and connected its tracks. Pictures capture him loosening disconnected nether a Kingston Bridge flyover in an edifice car park. Images also show him engaging with the crowd. His crowd, the radical who came to spot the mile satellite grounds holder on Saturday night, included Kerr's grandparents and nephews, his archetypal ever coach, and his grooming partners from when he was 11 oregon 12. Hundreds of awestruck kids were present as well. Some are budding athletes themselves; others might soon aspire to be. Just as Kerr was when the Games came to Glasgow in 2014, dreaming of emulating those he saw contending at Hampden. That image stayed in his head as the Edinburgh jock slowly worked his way back down the location, consecutive from the podium after his affectional medal ceremony. That is why every instrumentality who asked for a selfie received one. Why he signed his sanction implicit and implicit again. Why he gave them his clip and his attention. Certainly, Kerr was soaking up his infinitesimal of glory, but he was also giving something back. "I'm conscionable trying to make a infinitesimal for them," helium told BBC Sport Scotland. "There is perfectly thing stopping immoderate of them going retired and doing what I've conscionable done." "I judge if you turn up successful Scotland, you tin beryllium 1 of the champion runners successful the past of these distances. I'm not doing thing outrageously special."