Harry Styles & 8 Other Celebrities With Speedy Marathon Times
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Surprising star runners
The internet went wild this weekend after eagle-eyed runners at the Berlin Marathon spotted Harry Styles pacing along among the masses. Reportedly competing under an alias of Sted Sarandos, the star donned a headband and sunglasses as he crossed the finish line in under three hours. The former One Direction singer isn’t the only famous face to have ticked off the 26-mile challenge, though: a whole host of celebrities have secured fast marathon times, from Gordon Ramsay to Pippa Middleton.
Celebrity Marathon Runners: Who Has The Fastest Times?
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Harry Styles
This March, Styles was one of the 37,480 people who completed the Tokyo Marathon, running it in an impressive three hours, 24 minutes and seven seconds. And just six months later, he managed to shave off just under half an hour to secure the coveted achievement of running a sub-three-hour race in Berlin. According to the BMW Berlin Marathon app, the singer finished in two hours, 59 minutes and 13 seconds. He was pictured afterwards with paralympic gold medalist Richard Whitehead, who is currently on a quest to run 30 marathons this year.
Gordon Ramsay
He’s one of the world’s most famous chefs, but did you know Gordon Ramsay is also a decorated marathon runner? He has completed more than 15 over the years, as well as three ultra marathons and two Ironman World Championships. His times aren’t to be sniffed at either: the chef’s marathon PB appears to be three hours, 30 minutes and 37 seconds, which he achieved at the 2004 London Marathon.
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Adele Roberts
In 2023, Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts made history after becoming the fastest woman to complete the London Marathon with a stoma bag. She ran it in three hours, 30 minutes and 22 seconds, taking home not just a medal but also a Guinness World Record. Roberts also marked the achievement by having a tiny replica medal made for her ileostomy bag, which she has nicknamed Audrey.
Cynthia Erivo
Cynthia Erivo is best-known playing Elphaba in the film adaptation of Wicked, but when she’s not defying gravity the star spends her time running. In 2022, she completed the London Marathon in just three hours, 30 minutes and 36 seconds – beating her previous record by 20 minutes. ‘I can’t tell you how happy I am with the time as I smashed my PB,’ she said at the time. ‘I felt a bit weird around the 17-mile mark but managed to get through it.’ Erivo previously told Runner’s World US the hardcore training helps prepare her for performances on stage, which she said can be ‘extremely physical.’
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Spencer Matthews
He was once the lothario of Made In Chelsea, but nowadays Spencer Matthews is better known for his incredible achievements when it comes to running, including a mammoth challenge of completing 30 marathons in 30 days in the Jordanian desert. This year, he secured a marathon PB in London, finishing in three hours and six minutes – just a few weeks after running four marathons in 24 hours around the Battersea Millennium Arena. Posting on Instagram, Matthews wrote: ‘This London Marathon was the best executed run of my life so far, setting a PB in the marathon but also in everything over 16km, averaging 4:14 per km for the first three quarters of the race in unusually hot and tricky conditions.’ He’s still got his heart set on knocking off a few minutes to tick off the sub-three goal, but for now he’s focusing on his Project 7 Challenge, which will involve three full-distance Ironman triathlons across seven continents.
Oprah Winfrey
Back in 1994, Oprah Winfrey fulfilled her vow of completing the Marine Corps Marathon before turning 40. She ran it in a very respectable time of four hours, 29 minutes and 15 seconds, followed by television crews who were documenting her experience of the race. Apparently, two members of the paparazzi were so set on getting exclusive shots that they ran they whole thing alongside her. She described it as ‘the best feeling I’ve ever had’, adding, ‘it’s better than an Emmy, I tell you.’
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Harry Judd
Former McFly drummer Harry Judd was another famous face who ran the 2025 London Marathon, completing the 26-mile route in just three hours, 15 minutes and 20 seconds. It was no mean feat, though: posting on Instagram, Judd described the experience as ‘brutal’, particularly as it was such a hot day. The 38-year-old singer ran the marathon for The Children’s Trust, a charity for children with brain injuries.
Pippa Middleton
Kate Middleton’s sister Pippa has ticked off a whole host of sports challenges, including two marathons. In 2015, she took on one of the world’s toughest marathons, the Safaricom Marathon in Kenya, a hilly, dirt-track course which takes place 55,000 feet above sea level in scorching heat. Impressively, Middleton finished in three hours, 56 minutes and 33 seconds, placing her as the seventh fastest woman overall. The following year, she ran another notoriously tough race, the Great Wall of China Marathon, in four hours, 54 minutes and 51 seconds – a route which involves 5,164 stairs and barely any flat terrain.
Bryan Cranston
Speaking on the SmartLess podcast, Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston revealed he has a secret history as an avid marathon runner – and a fast one at that. He has completed four marathons, securing sub-four-hour times in all of them, with his PB being three hours, 20 minutes and 45 seconds at the New York City Marathon.
