Overview

• Official results confirm Styles finished the 2025 Berlin Marathon in 2:59:13, slipping under the three-hour mark.
• He registered under the name “Sted Sarandos” and ran largely unnoticed early among roughly 55,000 participants before fans began to recognize him.
• Organizers played his hit “As It Was” as he crossed the finish line, and he then posed for a photo with British paralympian Richard Whitehead, who posted it on Instagram.
• The Berlin performance improves on his Tokyo Marathon debut of 3:24:07 by more than 25 minutes.
• A race pacer later said he led Styles in a sub-three group without realizing his identity, underscoring the attempt at anonymity.