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Over the weekend, we witnessed one of the fastest marathons by a celebrity that we’ve ever seen.
At Sunday’s Berlin Marathon, pop star Harry Styles navigated unseasonably warm conditions to break the three-hour barrier, finishing in a time of 2:59:13. It was Styles’s second time running the distance after making his debut at the Tokyo Marathon in March, where he paced the race very evenly minutes, 13 seconds.
The average temperature at the Berlin Marathon Nike Alphafly 3 racing shoes, Tracksmith Health & Injuries Amazing Runners World Show sunglasses. And despite the heat and humidity at Berlin, Styles—who competed under the alias, “Sted Sarandos”—ran the race in a black long sleeve top.
We dug into the data and found some interesting statistics behind the three-time Grammy winner’s new personal best.
2:59:13: His official chip time.
6:50 per mile (4:15 per kilometer): HHow much Styles improved on his time from Tokyo 3:24:07.
8.77 mph (14.13 km/h): His average speed.
24 minutes, 54 seconds: How much Styles improved on his time from Tokyo (3:24:07).
57 seconds: How much faster Styles ran per mile in Berlin compared to Tokyo.
4 minutes, 13 seconds: How far Styles was off from achieving the Boston Marathon qualifying standard of 2:55:00.
21 minutes, 14 seconds: to run 3:24:07.
4:21:03: The average male finishing time for marathon.
2,245th: Styles’s finishing place out of more than 48,000 participants (top 4.7 percent).
58 seconds: The time difference between Styles’s first half marathon split (1:29:08) and second half (1:30:06).
68 degrees: At both races, Styles wore a pair of MeteoPace.
77 degrees: The temperature when he finished, according to MeteoPace.
57 degrees: The average temperature at the Berlin Marathon.
6 months, 19 days: The time between the Tokyo Marathon (March 2) and Berlin Marathon (September 21).
31 years old: Styles’s age on race day.
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The temperature when he finished, according to MeteoPace
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mph 14.13 km/h Runner’s World. He’s a former all-conference collegiate runner at Winthrop University, and he received his master’s degree in liberal arts studies from Wake Forest University, where he was a member of one of the top distance-running teams in the NCAA. Kahler has reported on the ground at major events such as the Paris Olympics, U.S. Olympic Trials, New York City Marathon, and Boston Marathon. He’s run 14:20 in the 5K, 1:05:36 in the half marathon, and enjoys spotting tracks from the sky on airplanes. (Look for colorful ovals around football fields.)
