Harry Styles is already a star of stage and screen, but now the singer has dipped his toe into the world of sport with an appearance at the Berlin Marathon and the result has left fans amazed.
The three-time Grammy winner shot to fame as a member of One Direction alongside Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik.
The group formed during the 2010 series of the British television sensation The X Factor, finishing in third.
However, they subsequently enjoyed incredible success, becoming one of the most successful boy bands of all time before going on hiatus in 2016.
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Styles can count three Grammys among his accolades too and has also had success as an actor, appearing in Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk and Don't Worry Darling alongside Oscar nominee Florence Pugh.
Now the multi-talented Brit has impressed fans with his remarkable marathon times.
Styles’ stunning times were brought to light by Runner’s World, who revealed that he had broken the three-hour barrier with a time of 2:59:13 in the Berlin Marathon.
Styles had previously produced a time of 3:24:07 in the Tokyo Marathon back in March.
“For the second time in just over six months, musician Harry Styles has run a marathon,” Runner’s World posted on X.
“This time, he ran a huge personal best and broke the three-hour barrier.
“On September 21, Styles finished the Berlin Marathon in 2:59:13, an average pace of 6:50 per mile.
“That is a strong improvement on his time of 3:24:07 (7:47 per mile) from the Tokyo Marathon, which he completed in March.
Styles has reportedly been running under the alias ‘Sted Sarandos’.
The singer’s time left many fans on X stunned, with one fan suggesting that it could be one of the fastest marathon times ever run by a celebrity.
“That has to be in the Guinness World Records for the fastest marathon run by a celebrity,” replied one X user.
Several fans wrote words of encouragement in the replies.
“Proud of you, Sted Sarandos,” said another X user.
Some commenters did not miss the opportunity to make light of the situation.
“His secret? He ran One Direction,” joked another X user.
This is not the first time that Styles has entered the world of sport.
The former One Direction member received an apology from Gary Neville after the Manchester United and England star mistook him for somebody else at a Premier League game last year.
Topics: Gary Neville, Athletics
Jonathan Bray