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Mystery Marathon 2024

marathon runners stack of 26.2 books Thanks to our daughter, real-life marathon runner Bethany Mills - b.mills in this challenge - for posing for this photo.

The Mystillery Literary and Athletic Association (MLAA) welcomes you to the first running of the Mystery Marathon! Your goal is to to complete the marathon by reading 26.2 mysteries during the year. (No actual running is required.) One book is equivalent to one mile, and the number of pages equivalent to the number of steps taken to complete that mile. Just read the General Information for Runners page and run your first mile! You'll be crossing the finish line to the Finishers' Column in no time!
 

FINISHERS:

Place Runner Days Steps
1 Tari Hann
Ohio		 26 5505
2 Sanacrow
Tennessee		 28 11201
3 Vallery
Louisiana		 30 6839
4 Colleen
Illinois		 32 9509
5 Linda B
Kentucky		 40 7351
6 OutsmartYourShelf
United Kingdom		 41 8819
7 Vallery
Louisiana • Lap #2		 27 7587
8 Bev "Flash" Hankins
Indiana 		59 6860
9 Tari Hann
Ohio • Lap #2 		33 6700
10 Karen A
New Mexico 		71 4397
11 Beth M
North Carolina 		75 8089
12 Avid Series Reader
New Mexico 		76 8134
13 Vallery
Louisiana • Lap #3		 25 6736
14 Linda B
Kentucky • Lap #2		 43 7593
15 Colleen
Illinois • Lap #2		 55 10397
 
Place Runner Days Steps
16 Rick Mills
Maine 		94 5991
17 Tina Hilbert
Ohio 		96 8805
18 SueC
Utah 		103 8471
19 Vallery
Louisiana • Lap #4		 37 8367
20 Tari Hann
Ohio • Lap #3 		62 5196
21 Jjean
Texas 		129 9102
22 JenneB
Pennsylvania 		132 8272
23 Bev "Flash" Hankins
Indiana • Lap #2 		74 7062
24 Beth M
North Carolina • Lap #2 		59 8556
25 "Zoomin" Susan Jensen
Arizona 		137 9281
26 Linda B
Kentucky • Lap #3		 45 7164
27 OutsmartYourShelf
United Kingdom • Lap #2		 105 8584
28 Vallery
Louisiana • Lap #5		 36 7454
29 Colleen
Illinois • Lap #3 		68 9814
30 Karen A
New Mexico • Lap #2 		95 3747
 
Place Runner Days Steps
31 Colleen
Illinois • Lap #4 		20 10266
32 David Salley
New York 		184 8230
33 Bev "Flash" Hankins
Indiana • Lap #3 		54 6449
34 Linda B
Kentucky • Lap #4		 62 6420
35 Tari Hann
Ohio • Lap #4		 72 6376
36 SueC
Utah • Lap #2 		103 8862
37 Colleen
Illinois • Lap #5		 40 9439
38 Sanacrow
Tennessee • Lap #2		 188 9904
39 Vallery
Louisiana • Lap #6		 63 6404
40 Tina Hilbert
Ohio • Lap #2		 128 8354
41 Karen A
New Mexico • Lap #3 		59 3412
42 Beth M
North Carolina • Lap #3 		95 10116
43 "Zoomin" Susan Jensen
Arizona • Lap #2 		97 8685
44 JenneB
Pennsylvania • Lap #2		 103
 8361
45 Colleen
Illinois • Lap #6 		23 8811

ON THE COURSE:

Elapsed
MYSTERY MARATHON updated FRI SEP 6 2024 @ 7.30 pm EDT convert
Runner Status Tracker Miles completed in white, showing page counts
A8bhatia
Ontario 		on the course 312 302 272 339 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
B. Mills
New York 		on the course 288 400 449 450 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
bat "Go Speed Racer" kat
West Virginia 		incomplete 341 352 388 352 224 240 320 320 320 369 374 406 294 289 400 336 368 320 384 384 400 416 336 352 288 274
bat "Go Speed Racer" kat
West Virginia • Lap #2		 incomplete 320 288 304 429 434 461 404 304 544 480 314 284 320 315 351 240 256 204 218 384 360 322 364 290 322 400
bat "Go Speed Racer" kat
West Virginia • Lap #3		 on the course 272 166 162 174 180 160 165 174 185 169 130 170 182 210 202 194 206 190 189 384 336 392 383 383 474 418
bat "Go Speed Racer" kat
West Virginia • Lap #4		 on the course 464 496 352 592 560 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Beth M
North Carolina • Lap #4		 on the course 320 544 465 368 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
updated Bev "Flash" Hankins
Indiana • Lap #4		 on the course 383 330 207 216 243 420 233 264 172 216 256 248 254 238 251 354 216 161 309 192 21 22 23 24 25 26 19
Cindi
Illinois 		on the course 319 432 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Colleen
Illinois • Lap #7		 148 420 313 279 342 331 288 302 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 96
updated David Salley
New York • Lap #2 		on the course 292 405 418 200 389 421 292 344 482 465 262 503 675 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Em
Georgia 		on the course 266 189 248 256 226 274 248 228 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Erika Morris
California • Lap #1		 finish line in sight 340 351 419 356 443 439 494 391 467 521 329 422 369 299 305 464 224 441 422 434 248 370 392 495 294 304 .2
updated Erika Morris
California • Lap #2		 finish line in sight 376 401 390 338 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Jen McFarren
Texas 		on the course 300 257 304 352 351 317 300 186 271 191 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
updated JenneB
Pennsylvania • Lap #3 		on the course 336 277 271 276 304 272 304 292 304 304 302 316 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Jjean
Texas • Lap #2 		finish line in sight 400 448 270 352 437 225 416 304 502 320 280 320 368 461 432 362 352 371 368 208 303 386 320 197 496 359 .2
Jjean
Texas • Lap #3 		finish line in sight 371 341 319 304 448 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
updated Karen A
New Mexico • Lap #4 		finish line in sight 195 129 224 264 160 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 79
Karen "The Baroness of Speed"Baroness
Texas 		on the course 270 325 256 288 288 248 288 288 115 248 289 304 225 272 291 323 264 265 285 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Katey Blood
New Mexico 		on the course 336 306 400 508 452 427 495 389 508 354 304 306 306 307 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Linda B
Kentucky • Lap #5		 on the course   181 294 272 440 432 257 310 352 316 273 203 268 320 135 192 140 147 236 298 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Lynn High
Pennsylvania 		on the course 136 155 207 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Melissa The Reading Nerd
New Jersey 		on the course 368 329 320 294 320 348 207 361 345 212 288 384 334 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 32
OutsmartYourShelf
The United Kingdom • Lap #3 		on the course 338 302 240 349 320 352 323 394 366 404 401 416 430 273 475 343 315 384 337 382 177 425 23 24 25 26 .2
Priya
India 		on the course 288 276 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Sanacrow
Tennessee • Lap #3		 on the course 336 336 184 197 191 176 177 185 608 592 461 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 29
SueC
Utah • Lap #3		 308 338 340 400 325 294 321 325 387 308 242 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 15
updated "Zoomin" Susan Jensen
Arizona • Lap #3		 on the course 305 305 357 240 295 32 32 32 30 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 20
Tara Taylor
Illinois 		on the course 355 211 304 338 320 298 325 222 320 384 341 320 384 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Tari Hann
Ohio • Lap #5		 on the course 211 303 192 270 336 256 323 288 297 220 256 316 202 93 225 225 208 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 94
Tina Hilbert
Ohio • Lap #3 		on the course 344 431 448 464 218 262 334 282 270 272 291 400 384 516 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Traci L.
Illinois 		incomplete 304 320 312 320 304 256 308 362 318 320 297 209 312 320 320 301 384 320 306 107 336 299 304 280 115 288
Traci L.
Illinois • Lap #2 		on the course 304 352 240 275 307 282 264 368 315 240 280 387 272 321 200 271 311 336 257 220 263 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Ultra
on the course 322 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Vallery
Louisiana • Lap #7 		on the course 416 340 230 204 199 189 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Yelle
on the course 400 352 368 313 384 285 279 416 345 331 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Name
Location • Lap #0		 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2

      Ambiguous instructions and arbitrary rules are found on the General Information page.

Key to symbols
New or updated today
Update pending
0 Mile marker
000 Steps (page count)
on the course On the course!
finish line in sight Sprint! Finish line in sight!
crossed finish line Yay! Just crossed the finish line!
incomplete Incomplete, lacks a short story (< 100 p.) for final .2 mile
Tracker page (optional)


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