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Harry Styles Breaks Three Hours at Berlin Marathon, Finishes Among Top 5% of 48,000 Runners

March 16, 2026
By
Anna F.

Harry Styles stunned marathon fans in Berlin 2025, running 2:59:13 under an alias and finishing 2,245th out of 48,000+

​Pop star Harry Styles delivered one of the most surprising marathon performances of the year at the 2025 Berlin Marathon, finishing the race in an impressive 2:59:13 and placing in the top five percent of all participants.

(Credit: Laura Jane Coulson)

​The Grammy-winning musician ran under the alias “Sted Sarandos,” completed the 42.2 km race in 2,245th place out of more than 48,000 runners, a result that firmly places him beyond the category of a casual celebrity runner.

Styles averaged 6:50 per mile (4:15 per kilometer) throughout the race, maintaining a speed of roughly 8.77 mph (14.13 km/h).

​Berlin marked only Styles’s second marathon. Earlier in the year, he debuted at the Tokyo Marathon, finishing in 3:24:07.

The Berlin result represents an improvement of nearly 25 minutes, with his pace increasing by 57 seconds per mile compared to Tokyo.

​Despite unseasonably warm conditions, Styles kept his pace remarkably steady.

​While his time fell 4 minutes and 13 seconds short of the Boston Marathon qualifying standard, the performance places him well ahead of the average male marathon finishing time of 4:21:03.

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