Overview

• Styles completed the 26.2-mile course in 2:59:13, a personal best that meets the coveted sub-three-hour mark for amateur runners.
• Organizers confirmed his participation to dpa, and the BMW Berlin Marathon app shows his result under the name Sted Sarandos.
• His pacing was steady, with splits of 1:29:08 for the first half and 1:30:06 for the second half.
• Paralympic champion Richard Whitehead posted a finish-line photo with Styles on Instagram, further verifying his run.
• The time is a major jump from his roughly 3:24 finish at the Tokyo Marathon in March; Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe won Berlin in 2:02:16.