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Harry Styles beats his record at Berlin Marathon

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Harry Styles has achieved a new personal best time at the Berlin Marathon.

The singer impressed spectators by completing his second 26.2-mile (42.16 km) race within a year.

Styles ran under the radar by registering for Sunday’s event under the name Sted Sarandos in an effort to remain unnoticed.

The Watermelon Sugar star was one of 55,000 participants who took part in the demanding race, finishing in under three hours to secure his best time yet.

He crossed the finish line at 2:59:13, averaging 6 minutes and 50 seconds per mile, according to the BMW Berlin Marathon app, which tracks official times by bib number.

The event took place on an unusually warm spring day in Berlin, where temperatures rose to 75.2 degrees Fahrenheit (24 degrees Celsius).

The overall winner, Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe, finished with a world-leading time of 2:02:16, while fellow Kenyan Rosemary Wanjiru claimed the women’s title in 2:21:05.

Styles showed significant progress from his 3:24:07 finish at the Tokyo Marathon in March, where he averaged 7 minutes and 47 seconds per mile.

The Grammy Award winner blended into the crowd in Berlin by wearing black shorts, red sneakers, sunglasses, and a headband.

Organizers later confirmed to The Daily Mail that the former One Direction singer had taken part in the race.

 

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Janet Devlin says that “blending my Irish roots with the Nashville spirit has opened up this whole new world.”

The 30-year-old Irish singer-songwriter, who first rose to fame after placing fifth on The X Factor in 2011, has released Not My First Emotional Rodeo, a deluxe edition of her country debut Emotional Rodeo. The expanded album includes eight brand new tracks, one of which is a stripped-back version of Kenny Rogers’ timeless classic The Gambler.

Devlin is embracing her country music dream, having performed at C2C (Country to Country) Festival in Belfast, London, and Berlin this year, while also celebrating chart success with her record. She admits the experience has been “a bit surreal.”

Speaking to BANG Showbiz, she explained: “It’s honestly a bit surreal but also the realisation of a long term goal of mine. I grew up in very rural Ireland, singing along to country songs at home, and at the back of my mind I always knew that one day I’d be releasing in this genre. But I also somehow manifested me standing on a C2C stage and having my songs played on the radio! To be part of this new wave bringing country into the mainstream is such an honour, but it also feels like home to me. Country has always been about storytelling, and that’s what I’ve been doing since the beginning – raw honesty, writing from the heart and of course some silly goose humour too!”

The country genre has seen a major revival in the mainstream recently, with artists such as Beyoncé, Post Malone, and Lana Del Rey helping to lead the charge.

Devlin added: “What’s exciting is seeing how wide the genre is stretching at the moment – country isn’t one thing and it can live anywhere. I hope it opens up for steadfast artists who’ve been grinding it out in the genre for a while – they deserve to have bigger audiences and a wee bit more income as a result! For me, blending my Irish roots with the Nashville spirit has opened up this whole new world.”

She went on to say: “More than anything, I’m just grateful. To see people connecting with songs that started in my little notebook in the middle of nowhere. If I can help make country feel a little more universal, a little more unexpected, then I’m exactly where I’m meant to be!”

Released in November 2024, Emotional Rodeo reached No.1 on the iTunes Country Chart and climbed to No.4 on the UK Official Country Artists Albums Chart.

Not My First Emotional Rodeo is now available to stream on all major platforms.

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