Why Harry Styles Loves Running: “It’s Just You and a Pair of Shoes.”
The global pop superstar chats with legendary author and fellow marathoner Haruki Murakami on the sublime simplicity of running—and how it nourishes the creative life.
Why Harry Styles Loves Running: “It’s Just You and a Pair of Shoes.” Skip to Content Training Shoes Gear Health & Injuries Races Video Member Perks About Us More Laura Jane Coulson Runner’s World Spring 2026 issue on newsstands March 24. Harry Styles is asking for advice. He’d been nervous about today, almost couldn’t believe it was happening. But excited too, to sit down with one of his heroes, a man who had made him feel it was okay to be vulnerable. Someone who inspired him to take up running. Marathons , specifically. “I wonder if you might have any advice to pass on to me: as a man, as an
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