The Clock Doesn't Care Who You Are: 12 Celebrities Who Raced Marathons, IRONMAN and HYROX

Fame might get you recognised at the start line. It will not carry you through the final ten kilometres, move a sled or make the heat in Kona feel any less brutal.

From a sub-three-hour Berlin Marathon to more than fourteen hours at the IRONMAN World Championship, these are the real race results behind some of the world's most recognisable names.

No vague "completed a marathon" claims. No training-run screenshots. Just events, divisions and recorded finish times.

The times at a glance

Race formats and divisions are not directly comparable. Marathon results generally use official net times, while HYROX Doubles results represent the combined performance of two athletes.

Casey Neistat — 2:57:48 at the New York City Marathon

Casey Neistat did not merely finish New York. The filmmaker broke three hours on one of the world's most recognisable marathon courses — his official 2024 time works out at roughly 4:13 per kilometre for the full 42.195 kilometres, serious amateur racing territory rather than celebrity participation.

Harry Styles — 2:59:13 at the Berlin Marathon

Harry Styles made his marathon debut in Tokyo in March 2025, finishing in 3:24:07. Six months later, he appeared in Berlin under the pseudonym "Sted Sarandos" and crossed the line in 2:59:13 — an improvement of almost 25 minutes.

His two halves were remarkably controlled: 1:29:08 for the first and roughly 1:30 for the second. Not a lucky survival run — a carefully paced sub-three marathon.

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Jennifer Connelly — 3:45:47 in New York

Academy Award-winning actor Jennifer Connelly completed the 2024 New York City Marathon in 3:45:47 while raising money for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — an average pace of roughly 5:21 per kilometre on a course known for its bridges, rolling profile and unforgiving final miles through Central Park.

Ashton Kutcher — 3:54:01 in New York

Ashton Kutcher ran the 2022 New York City Marathon to support Thorn, the organisation he co-founded to combat child sexual exploitation, finishing in 3:54:01 despite unusually warm race-day conditions.

Kevin Hart — 4:05:06 in New York

Kevin Hart finished the 2017 New York City Marathon in 4:05:06. For a runner known more for high-energy gym sessions and comedy tours than endurance racing, holding roughly 5:49 per kilometre through all five boroughs was a legitimate performance.

Colin Farrell — 4:06:45 in Dublin

Colin Farrell's 2024 Dublin Marathon was never really about his finishing time. The actor completed the race in 4:06:45 and pushed his friend Emma Fogarty in her wheelchair for the final four kilometres — each kilometre representing a decade of Fogarty's life with epidermolysis bullosa, a rare and extremely painful genetic skin condition. Their campaign raised hundreds of thousands of euros for Debra Ireland.

Jenson Button — 4:35:49 at IRONMAN 70.3 Philippines

Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button proved his endurance engine worked outside a racing car. At the 2012 IRONMAN 70.3 Philippines, he completed the swim, bike and run in 4:35:49 — eleventh among the men, only around 28 minutes behind the professional winner. He went on to compete in triathlon regularly, often producing highly competitive age-group performances.

Apolo Ohno — 9:52:27 at the IRONMAN World Championship

Eight-time Olympic medallist Apolo Ohno moved from short-track speed skating to one of endurance sport's most unforgiving stages. At the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship in Kona, he finished in 9:52:27 — a 1:00:29 swim, 5:07:15 bike and 3:36:41 marathon. Running a 3:36 marathon is hard on fresh legs; Ohno did it after 3.8km of swimming and 180km on the bike.

Hines Ward — 13:08:15 at Kona

Former NFL receiver and Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward completed the 2013 IRONMAN World Championship in 13:08:15 — a 1:20:01 swim, 6:21:12 bike and 5:12:56 marathon. He reportedly began the project unable to comfortably run much farther than a mile; Kona turned a power-based professional athlete into an IRONMAN finisher, after nearly a year of preparation.

Gordon Ramsay — 14:04:08 at Kona

Gordon Ramsay may operate well under pressure, but Kona is a different kind of kitchen. The chef completed the 2013 IRONMAN World Championship in just over fourteen hours — a 3.8km ocean swim, 180km through Kona's heat and wind, and a full marathon. Slower than Ohno's run a year later, but finishing Kona before the cutoff is a substantial endurance achievement at any pace.

Tommy Fury — 57:56 in HYROX Doubles

Boxer Tommy Fury entered HYROX London alongside experienced racer Danny Rae and completed the Men's Open Doubles event in 57:56. Doubles times aren't directly comparable to individual results since the stations are shared, but going below one hour still requires both athletes to run aggressively and move efficiently through the Roxzone — a strong debut in the format.

David Licauco — 1:07:48 at HYROX Taipei

Filipino actor and model David Licauco completed his individual HYROX debut in Taipei in 1:07:48, reportedly finishing 53rd overall and recording the fastest time among Filipino participants at the event. Unlike a Doubles result, Licauco completed every run and workout station himself — one of the most competitive individual celebrity HYROX performances currently on record.

Fame gets left at the start line

The most interesting thing about these performances is not that famous people entered difficult races. It's how differently they approached the work.

Some arrived to raise money. Some chased a specific time. Some converted elite ability from another sport. Others simply wanted to find out whether they could finish.

The distances did not care about their follower counts. Neither did the clock.

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*Result data was checked against official race reports or established event coverage available at publication time. HYROX Singles, Doubles, marathon, IRONMAN 70.3 and full-distance IRONMAN performances are different formats and should not be ranked directly against one another.*