And after contemplating his options, Kerr will now skip both British and World Indoor Championships to focus on Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track, with the inaugural meet in Jamaica on 4–6 April, before returning to the outdoor World Championships in Tokyo, Japan in September, two years on from his historic gold in Budapest.
Nuguse went on to set a new world indoor record of 3mins 46.63secs, which lasted just five days before Kerr's rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen bettered that mark in Lieven, France in 3mins 45.14secs.
“It's a long year, it was important to make sure we took the time needed after Millrose, you have to have moments to allow the mind and body to reset, Millrose was screaming at me to do that, but we're now in the swing of things,” Kerr told the Independent.
Kerr has planned an attempt at the world record for the indoor mile at the prestigious New York meet Millrose Games earlier this month.
Josh Kerr has shut down his indoor season and will not defend his 3,000m title at the World Championships in Nanjing, China next month.
