Harry Styles’ impressive performance at the Tokyo Marathon is simply a “Sign of the Times” — his split times, that is.
The three-time Grammy winner — who has kept a low profile since wrapping his Love on Tour tour in July 2023 — took to the streets of Tokyo in a rare outing on Sunday, March 1, as he participated in the city’s annual 26.2-mile race. He ended up logging an impressive time of under three-and-a-half hours, besting more than 20,000 other runners as they all headed in, well, one direction: toward the finish line.
Videos shared by fans on social media capture Styles, 31, wearing all-black running gear and a pair of bright-yellow Nike road racers as he showed off his smooth stride and acknowledged fans who waved and cheered him on.
In one clip, the “Daylight” singer shared a thumbs-up with onlookers as he breezed by them with a smile.
Styles clocked a net finishing time of 3:24:07 (and a gross time of 3:37:19), according to preliminary records from the Tokyo Marathon’s official website.
For reference, the race’s men’s winner, Tadese Takele, finished with a net time of 2:03:23, while Styles came in in 6,010th place out of the 26,706 runners who completed the course.
As for how the “Watermelon Sugar” singer compares to other stars who have recently taken on marathons, Runner’s World reports that Colin Farrell ran 3:53:14 at the 2021 Brisbane Marathon, Jennifer Connelly clocked in at 3:45:47 at last year’s New York City Marathon and Chelsea Clintonfinished the same race at 3:45:51.
More than 37,000 runners were registered for Sunday’s event — which took participants on a course that “symbolizes the past, present and the future of Tokyo,” according to the marathon’s website.
Styles’ splits are really where fans can see him shine. He ran the first half of the marathon in 1:42:03 before a near-identical split of 1:42:04 for the second half, per Runner’s World.
Overall, the three-time Grammy winner kept an average pace of 7:47 per mile and recorded his fastest 5K split — 23:16 — between the 30K and 35K mark.
It’s been nearly three years since Styles last released a studio album with 2022’s Harry’s House, and nearly two years since his final Love On Tour show. While the musician apparently logged lots of miles for his marathon prep, fans are hopeful he’s also been logging hours in the recording studio as they eagerly await a new album announcement.
