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25 Best Marathon Books of All Time


Our goal: Find the best Marathon books according to the internet (not just one random person's opinion).

    Here's what we did:
  1. Type "best marathon books" into our search engine and study the top 4+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly for you here! 😊
    (It was a lot of work. But hey! That's why we're here, right?)

(Updated 2024)

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Last Updated: Monday 1 Jan, 2024

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  1. 2
    What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
  2. 3
    Once a Runner

    Once a Runner

    A Novel

    John L. Parker Jr.

  3. 6
    Mind Gym
  4. 12
    A Beautiful Work In Progress
  5. 15
    Running the Rift
  6. 24
    Footnotes

FAQ

  • How was this Marathon books list created?

    We searched for 'best Marathon books', found the top 5 articles, took every book mentioned in 2+ articles, and averaged their rankings.

  • How many Marathon books are in this list?

    There are 25 books in this list.

  • Why did you create this Marathon books list?

    We wanted to gather the most accurate list of Marathon books on the internet.

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