Harry Styles impressed fans when he crossed the finish line at Tokyo Marathon on Sunday with a time of 3:24:07.
The singer, 30, who placed 6,010th of the 26,706 runners has clearly been working hard to beat more than 20,000 other runners across the finish line.
His PT, ex-commando Thibo David, has revealed Harry was ‘one of the fastest’ when he trained at his studio in London, even amongst a client base of professional boxers and footballers.
The former One Direction star has been working hard with his coach to achieve optimum results by running, swimming, weight training and mobility work.
Recovery sessions are also a huge focus, with ice baths, massages and stretching at the forefront.
In an interview with The Independent, Thibo explained his one-mile PB of 5min 13sec was ‘incredibly fast.
Harry Styles impressed fans when he crossed the finish line at Tokyo Marathon on Sunday with a time of 3:24:07 (pictured in September 2023)
The singer, 30, who placed 6,010th of the 26,706 runners has clearly been working hard to beat more than 20,000 other runners across the finish line
He added: ‘I train elite athletes, professional boxers and professional footballers, and I keep a leaderboard of their mile times in my studio. He was one of the fastest, only 14 or 15 seconds behind Granit Xhaka.’
Thibo built up Harry’s running in lockdown, taking on lengthy runs around London, but keeping his heart rate in zone 2.
‘We did a lot of dumbbell work on imbalances and stability with one-sided lifts like heavy kettlebell cleans, one-legged squats and lunges with the weight on one side to work on his balance, making him strong one side at a time and increasing his core strength,’ he explained.
‘Other days he would come in and we would just focus on mobility, or we might put some boxing in there depending on what he had coming up because he really enjoys that. We would mix it up a lot.’
On Sunday, Harry, who has kept a low profile since wrapping his Love On Tour tour in July 2023, took to the streets of the city to participate with fellow runners.
He logged an incredible time as he crossed the line in under three-and-a-half hours, beating more than 20,000 other runners.
Videos shared by fans on social media, show the Watermelon Sugar hitmaker sporting a pair of black running shorts with a black Nike jumper with his number pinned to the front.
His PT, ex-commando Thibo David, has revealed Harry was ‘one of the fastest’ when he trained at his studio in London, even amongst a client base of professional boxers and footballers (pictured in February 2023)
Thibo built up Harry’s running in lockdown, taking on lengthy runs around London, but keeping his heart rate in zone 2 (pictured in 2023)
Harry rocked a pair of bright yellow Nike road racer trainers and opted for a pair of sunglasses.
The Golden singer showed off his smooth stride and even acknowledged fans who waved to cheer him on as he quickly past.
In one clip, the Don’t Worry Darling actor gave a thumbs-up to onlookers as he breezed by them with a smile.
Harry 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 Harry came in 6,010th place out of the 26,706 runners who completed the course.
More than 37,000 runners were registered for Sunday’s event — which took participants on a course that symbolises the past, present and the future of Tokyo, according to the marathon’s website.
Harry’s 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 One Direction star kept an average pace of 7:47 per mile and recorded his fastest 5K split — 23:16 — between the 30K and 35K mark.
