Marathon Books

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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as marathon)
avg rating 3.87 — 201,602 ratings — published 2007
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Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.04 — 3,981 ratings — published
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Choosing to Run: A Memoir Choosing to Run: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.25 — 12,355 ratings — published 2023
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26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.19 — 5,089 ratings — published 2019
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Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.30 — 232,944 ratings — published 2009
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.19 — 212,194 ratings — published 2000
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Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.46 — 17,820 ratings — published 2023
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Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.35 — 12,334 ratings — published
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How to Lose a Marathon: A Starter's Guide to Finishing in 26.2 Chapters How to Lose a Marathon: A Starter's Guide to Finishing in 26.2 Chapters (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as marathon)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,233 ratings — published
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Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.02 — 21,200 ratings — published 2005
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First Marathons: Personal Encounters With the 26.2-Mile Monster First Marathons: Personal Encounters With the 26.2-Mile Monster (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as marathon)
avg rating 3.72 — 312 ratings — published 1998
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Mystery at Devil's Paw (Hardy Boys, #38) Mystery at Devil's Paw (Hardy Boys, #38)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,646 ratings — published 1959
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Oliver Twist Oliver Twist (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 3.88 — 426,242 ratings — published 1838
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Among Strange Victims Among Strange Victims (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 3.63 — 473 ratings — published 2013
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A Naked Singularity A Naked Singularity (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,053 ratings — published 2008
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Life: A User's Manual Life: A User's Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.18 — 10,105 ratings — published 1978
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John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 3.87 — 83,560 ratings — published 2007
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Memoirs Found in a Bathtub Memoirs Found in a Bathtub (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 3.75 — 4,191 ratings — published 1961
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A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 3.99 — 118,924 ratings — published 1959
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A Runner’s High: My Life in Motion A Runner’s High: My Life in Motion (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.03 — 3,113 ratings — published 2021
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Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.12 — 19,490 ratings — published 2018
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Marathon: You Can Do It! Marathon: You Can Do It! (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,059 ratings — published 2001
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Meb For Mortals: Harness the Training Methods of a Champion Marathoner to Achieve Peak Running Performance Meb For Mortals: Harness the Training Methods of a Champion Marathoner to Achieve Peak Running Performance (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,377 ratings — published 2015
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Circe Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,334,051 ratings — published 2018
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.17 — 225,124 ratings — published 1864
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In the Penal Colony In the Penal Colony (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 3.92 — 32,606 ratings — published 1918
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Running Man Running Man (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,344 ratings — published
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Keep on Running: The Highs and Lows of a Marathon Addict Keep on Running: The Highs and Lows of a Marathon Addict (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 3.46 — 541 ratings — published 2012
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The Nonrunner's Marathon Guide for Women: Get Off Your Butt and On with Your Training The Nonrunner's Marathon Guide for Women: Get Off Your Butt and On with Your Training (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,640 ratings — published 2006
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The Demon King (Seven Realms, #1) The Demon King (Seven Realms, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.15 — 80,696 ratings — published 2009
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,128,045 ratings — published 1954
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Duel in the Sun: Alberto Salazar, Dick Beardsley, and America's Greatest Marathon Duel in the Sun: Alberto Salazar, Dick Beardsley, and America's Greatest Marathon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,301 ratings — published 2006
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Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 3.94 — 10,215 ratings — published 2010
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A Race Like No Other: 26.2 Miles Through the Streets of New York A Race Like No Other: 26.2 Miles Through the Streets of New York (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,449 ratings — published 2008
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Advanced Marathoning Advanced Marathoning (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.35 — 2,493 ratings — published
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The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy (Dearly Beloathed, #1) The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy (Dearly Beloathed, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as marathon)
avg rating 3.79 — 42,589 ratings — published 2025
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The Ordeals (Killmarth Trials, #1) The Ordeals (Killmarth Trials, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as marathon)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,717 ratings — published 2025
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If you want to run far, run together (The diary of an average runner Book 2) If you want to run far, run together (The diary of an average runner Book 2)
by (shelved 1 time as marathon)
avg rating 4.33 — 9 ratings — published
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Born to be Bound (Alpha's Claim, #1) Born to be Bound (Alpha's Claim, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as marathon)
avg rating 3.73 — 12,598 ratings — published 2016
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Pinocchio Pinocchio (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as marathon)
avg rating 3.84 — 88,559 ratings — published 1883
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The Most Dangerous Game The Most Dangerous Game (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as marathon)
avg rating 3.95 — 60,996 ratings — published 1924
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The Pigeon The Pigeon (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as marathon)
avg rating 3.71 — 23,156 ratings — published 1987
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The Last Question The Last Question (Audio CD)
by (shelved 1 time as marathon)
avg rating 4.53 — 29,905 ratings — published 1956
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The Hour of the Star The Hour of the Star (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as marathon)
avg rating 4.11 — 53,723 ratings — published 1977
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Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as marathon)
avg rating 4.21 — 82,318 ratings — published 2010
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Flowers for Algernon - Short Story Flowers for Algernon - Short Story (Library Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as marathon)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,550 ratings — published 1959
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Institutes of The Christian Religion Book 1 Institutes of The Christian Religion Book 1 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as marathon)
avg rating 4.42 — 59 ratings — published 2012
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Jarod Kintz
“What's the difference between running shoes and dancing shoes? Nothing, if you find a song that's 26.2 miles long.”
Jarod Kintz, There are Two Typos of People in This World: Those Who Can Edit and Those Who Can't

“And then there's the perverse joy of subtly working in references to marathon training in daily life, say at the post office or while waiting outside my first-graders' classrooms at the end of the school day.”
Sarah Bowen Shea, Train Like a Mother: How to Get Across Any Finish Line - and Not Lose Your Family, Job, or Sanity

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