US EditionHarry Styles Smashed His Marathon PR—and You Can Achieve a Breakthrough, Too
Harry Styles improved his marathon time by nearly 25 minutes, finishing under three hours and nearing the Boston Marathon qualifying standard, race data shows.
- On September 21, 2025, British pop icon Harry Styles competed in a marathon in Berlin, achieving a personal record by finishing the race in just under three hours.
- Styles improved from his previous marathon in March where he ran Tokyo Marathon in 3:24:07 and narrowly missed Boston qualifying by 4 minutes and 13 seconds.
- He completed the Berlin Marathon in 2:59:13, cutting nearly 25 minutes off his previous time and running at an average pace of 6:50 per mile.
- Competing under the name Sted Sarandos and sporting a white headband and sunglasses, Styles crossed the finish line about a minute after Paralympic champion Richard Whitehead, who shared a photo of them together on Instagram with the caption, “2.58 in Berlin with my mate!!”
- This performance marked Styles' first sub-three-hour marathon and brought mainstream attention to the sport, inspiring more people to attempt marathon running challenges.
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He tried not to be recognized, Harry Styles, but he failed. The popstar showed up at the Berlin marathon with a fake name, and completed the 42 km in less than three hours. The 31-year-old L'ex star of One Direction traveled 42.195 kilometers in 2 hours, 59 minutes and 13 seconds, a result that many marathons consider a prestigious milestone. Styled under the pseudonym Sted Sarandos and wearing a hair band and sunglasses, Styles was among the ab…
Harry Styles Just Ran The Berlin Marathon Under A Secret Name—And His Time Is Wildly Impressive
He can sing, he can dance, he can...run an under-3-hour marathon under a fake name? The British singer-songwriter and former member of band One Direction recently ran his second marathon of the year, this time in Berlin, under a pseudonym.Styles entered the race under the name Sted Sarandos, but was quickly recognized more and more as the race went on, because he does have one of the more recognizable faces in the world, stemming from his nearly…
British singer and actor Harry Styles (Cheshire; United Kingdom, 31) ran the Berlin Marathon that took place in the German capital on Sunday, September 21. He did so under a pseudonym, Sted Sarandos’, and managed to cross the finish line in just under three hours. In a video published by the organizers of the race it is seen how the artist crosses the finish line with a timer of just over three hours. However, the competition’s website shows tha…
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