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 3.86 — 213,229 ratings — published 2007
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Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,060 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 4.24 — 13,074 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 — 5,288 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 — 237,966 ratings — published 2009
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,089,192 ratings — published 1992
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,382,031 ratings — published 1847
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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 — 215,432 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 4.45 — 18,796 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 — 12,967 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 3.81 — 1,259 ratings — published
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East of Eden East of Eden (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.45 — 683,932 ratings — published 1952
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.39 — 404,673 ratings — published 1879
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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 4.03 — 21,485 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 — 317 ratings — published 1998
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The Goldfinch The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,068,092 ratings — published 2013
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For the Love of the Grind For the Love of the Grind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,286 ratings — published
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1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 3.95 — 345,764 ratings — published 2009
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The Stand The Stand (Audiobook)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.35 — 853,453 ratings — published 1978
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Alchemised Alchemised (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.31 — 309,919 ratings — published 2025
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The Reformatory The Reformatory (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.43 — 88,377 ratings — published 2023
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The Covenant of Water The Covenant of Water (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.40 — 338,880 ratings — published 2023
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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 3.84 — 1,681 ratings — published 1959
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Among Strange Victims Among Strange Victims (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 3.62 — 486 ratings — published 2013
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A Naked Singularity A Naked Singularity (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,232 ratings — published 2008
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Gravity’s Rainbow Gravity’s Rainbow (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.02 — 49,545 ratings — published 1973
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Life: A User's Manual Life: A User's Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.17 — 10,457 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 3.86 — 86,193 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 — 4,298 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 — 122,354 ratings — published 1959
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Run Like a Pro (Even If You're Slow): Elite Tools and Tips for Runners at Every Level Run Like a Pro (Even If You're Slow): Elite Tools and Tips for Runners at Every Level
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,334 ratings — published 2022
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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 4.02 — 3,296 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 — 20,749 ratings — published 2018
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Master the Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide for Women Master the Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide for Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.16 — 728 ratings — published 2021
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Marathon: You Can Do It! Marathon: You Can Do It! (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,059 ratings — published 2001
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Manchild in the Promised Land Manchild in the Promised Land (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.28 — 9,215 ratings — published 1965
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The Wretched of the Earth The Wretched of the Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.35 — 34,108 ratings — published 1961
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Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,683 ratings — published 1968
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Revolutionary Suicide Revolutionary Suicide (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.49 — 7,513 ratings — published 1973
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Blood in My Eye Blood in My Eye (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.56 — 2,786 ratings — published 1972
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Message to the Blackman in America Message to the Blackman in America (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.45 — 937 ratings — published 1965
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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 — 1,409 ratings — published 2015
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Circe Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,415,651 ratings — published 2018
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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,820,157 ratings — published 2018
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In the Penal Colony In the Penal Colony (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 3.92 — 34,536 ratings — published 1918
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Running Man Running Man (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as marathon)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,429 ratings — published
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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 — 1,648 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 — 81,388 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 — 3,209,638 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 4.08 — 2,344 ratings — published 2006
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Abdelkader Benali
“De meeste vrienden die eens een keertje met me meelopen laten me al na een paar kilometer in de steek. Ze krijgen de slappe lach van het lopen. Ik niet. Er valt voor mij niets te lachen. Hardlopen is voor mij een heel ernstige zaak. In Duitse klassieke muziek wordt ook niet veel gelachen, dus waarom tijdens het hardlopen wel?”
Abdelkader Benali, Marathonloper

“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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