rock stars that were good runners

Keith Flint of Prodigy ran a 21:22 5k park run at age 49 two days before he died. Iggy Pop used to run a lot and looked like he would be fast, but I don't think he raced.

This took a little digging, but that digging uncovered pure gold, and nothing less.

Okay, so this song comes to mind in thinking about running and Rockers, and it is Van Halen's "Running With the Devil". Considered making a joke about it, but the truth, I come to find, is even better than that.

A bit of AI checking reveals the following:

"David Lee Roth did run a marathon. A rock music news site reports that he participated in the 2007 New York City Marathon, finishing with a time of 6:04:43. While not a particularly fast time, he did complete the race. He even joked about his performance, saying, "I used to run, but the ice cubes kept falling out of my glass," according to a running blog."

And if that wasn't enough, it just so happens that for a bit more running talent, the son of Alex Van Halen (the drummer and brother to Eddie Van Halen), Aric, was "a passionate runner and competed in the Olympic trials for the steeplechase in 2016".

And a bit more scratching reveals that the subsequent lead singer, Sammy Hagar, was also a runner, as he disclosed in a Biofile interview; "I like to run, mountain bike and hike in the mountains by myself or with my wife. And I like to do nothing"

How cool is that?

John Wicks, drummer (or former drummer) for Fitz and the Tantrums is a runner and has run ultra marathons I believe

Don't think he was a good runner, but he still runs (in his 70's now) and does 5k's, and follows me because I run and am also a drummer: Alan Gratzer, the long-time original drummer for REO Speedwagon.

Per Sports Illustrated, Michael Crawford (Phantom of the Opera fame) reportedly ran something like a 4:24 mile while training for the movie "The Games" under the tutelage of former Olympian Gordon Pirie .

From AI:

Intense Preparation: Crawford reportedly dedicated five and a half months to getting in shape for the film, including running eight miles every morning and three miles cross-country every evening.
Physical Transformation: He aimed to embody the character, a driven runner, by transforming himself physically, building up his lungs and heart, and even quitting smoking for a period.
Guidance from an Expert: For his role, Crawford trained with Olympic athlete Gordon Pirie.
Drawing Inspiration: Crawford modeled his character, Harry Hayes, after the runner Jim Peters, known for losing significant weight during races due to dehydration.

Peter Hook from New Order and Joy Division has run for most of his career and is a regular every year at the Great Manchester Run. He talks about running regularly in one of his books.

I read that Rod Stewart has a track on his property and does sprint training there.

Hard to imagine now, given what he looks like onstage at 80, but I remember that scene from the movie version of Tommy where Roger Daltrey runs down the beach after he regains his sight, etc, in the song I'm Free. It was almost 50 years ago, so I may be misremembering, but it seems like there's a long unbroken shot of him, shirtless, running fast on a beach, several hundred meters maybe.

I'm not surprised the list has gotten this long. So many rock stars look like they could be really good runners - many, back in their heyday, were thin, fit-looking, and ran/jumped around non-stop on stage for hours. Yeah, PEDs were probably involved for many of them, but that's true of many of the elite runners we've observed over time, as well.

Tupac ran about a 4:20 mile in HS.

Nolan Shaheed (famous trumpet player) had masters WRs in 800, 1500.

Adjacent- Bruce Hornsby's son ran the 800m at Oregon.

Ozzy Osbourne who, as you probably know, passed away today, gave running a shot.

A google search revealed his attempt and even a video of him on the track trying it out

https://www.google.com/search?q=was+ozzy+osbourne+a+runner&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS1039US1039&oq=was+ozzy+osbourne+a+runner&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRiPAtIBCDc4MDZqMGo0qAIAsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

RIP Ozzy.

As an 18 year old I think. When I saw Belle & Sebastian perform in Phila back in 2019 - they played Stars of Track & Field with random photos of true Stars including Olympians projected on the screen behind the band. It was awesome👍

Indiana state champion in the 1600 and 3200 m runs. 8:45 PR and the 3,200 and 4:04 and the 1600.

I remember seeing The Games many years ago, and noticed that Crawford was literally the only actor I've ever known who actually looked like a distance runner when he ran.

Same here. That's why I believe it's possible he could have run a 4:20-something mile training with Pirie.

Too bad he can't play the drums

So far answer to OP appears to be: No