English singer and songwriter Harry Styles ran the Berlin Marathon in under three hours on Sunday.
The 31-year-old former member of 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 2 hours, 59 minutes, 13 seconds. A sub-three 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.
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The winning runner, Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe, clocked at 2:02:16.
Styles’ eponymous debut album, Harry Styles, topped the album charts in the US, Britain and several other countries, while the second, Fine Line, appeared in 2019 and included the Grammy-winning Watermelon Sugar.