Harry Styles Runs Berlin Marathon in Under 3 Hours

Harry Styles ran the Berlin Marathon in under three hours on Sunday (Sept. 21).

Organizers confirmed to news agency dpa that Styles took part. Local newspaper Der Tagesspiegel was the first to report his participation.

The 31-year-old former member of boy band One Direction was among some 55,000 runners taking part in the race on what is widely regarded as the fastest marathon track in the world.

Styles — reportedly using the pseudonym Sted Sarandos and wearing a headband and sunglasses — completed the route in two hours, 59 minutes, 13 seconds. A sub-3 hour marathon is a coveted mark for many marathon runners.

Der Tagesspiegel reported that Styles was already spotted running in Berlin in preparation for Sunday’s race.

Styles was in a photo at the finish with Richard Whitehead, a two-time gold medal winner over 200 meters at the Paralympic Games. Whitehead, who is on a quest to run 20 marathons this year, posted the photo on Instagram.

Last month he was spotted training in London, jogging through Hyde Park.

The star previously completed the Tokyo Marathon, finishing 6,010th overall. According to online records, his net time came in around three hours and 24 minutes, with an average pace of about 7:47 per mile — meaning he bested his marathon run time in Berlin.

Styles’ debut album, Harry Styles, topped the Billboard 200 in the U.S., and album charts in Britain and several other countries. His second album, Fine Line, appeared in 2019, became his second solo No. 1 album, and included the Grammy-winning “Watermelon Sugar.”