What is the running time of Handel's Messiah?!
Question: The whole thing!
Answers: The whole thing!
Total running time is about two hours thirty minutes but the exact time will depend a lot on the conductor's interpretation.
This includes the items which are very often omitted from a performance. Just why this is, I don't know because they are very enjoyable and part of the piece as a whole.
However long it takes though, it's well worth the listening.
I heard he can do the 100m sprint in just over 4 seconds.