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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!
You can preview the Mystery Marathon for 2025. (some important changes are coming!)

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MYSTERY MARATHON updated TUE DEC 31 2024 @ 11.59 pm EST convert
Runner Status Tracker Miles completed in white, showing page counts
A8bhatia
Ontario 		on the course 312 302 272 339 391 324 248 375 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 464 496 352 592 560 240 384 388 416 576 400 656 432 389 672 400 416 346 262 300 342 334 238 544 560 495
bat "Go Speed Racer" kat
West Virginia • Lap #5		 on the course 195 466 262 311 448 448 416 231 341 432 260 464 384 368 544 400 352 352 451 463 385 465 320 400 240 265
bat "Go Speed Racer" kat
West Virginia • Lap #6		 on the course 341 166 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
Beth M
North Carolina • Lap #4		 on the course 320 544 465 368 400 231 160 178 229 320 336 403 367 374 208 454 169 368 209 432 548 352 448 256 184 337 24
Bev "Flash" Hankins
Indiana • Lap #5		 on the course 190 201 200 390 140 385 182 167 191 264 175 205 270 185 182 159 165 225 316 346 248 192 314 192 299 180 85
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 #8		 337 383 544 148 448 306 325 382 342 478 478 416 396 355 257 400 216 304 353 320 331 368 130 482 339 329 98
Colleen
Illinois • Lap #9		 327 344 243 407 409 293 306 267 352 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
David Salley
New York • Lap #2 		on the course 292 405 418 200 389 421 292 344 482 465 262 503 675 439 320 208 304 212 184 209 368 288 295 216 264 223 16
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
updated Erika Morris
California • Lap #2		 finish line in sight 376 401 390 338 366 401 455 412 342 478 486 269 426 455 450 383 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Jen McFarren
Texas 		on the course 300 257 304 352 351 317 300 186 271 191 211 226 269 270 288 320 332 336 344 344 352 368 390 434 352 352 50
updated JenneB
Pennsylvania • Lap #4 		on the course 595 336 266 316 320 290 289 326 290 304 352 304 336 304 352 354 245 304 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Jjean
Texas • Lap #3 		finish line in sight 371 341 319 304 448 316 390 420 702 240 320 320 427 368 205 354 256 374 432 370 288 285 424 440 288 288 .2
Jjean
Texas • Lap #4 		finish line in sight 270 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
Karen A
New Mexico • Lap #4 		finish line in sight 195 129 224 264 160 177 224 192 111 248 101 224 100 189 108 224 132 133 129 61 115 138 205 16 18 24 79
updated Karen A
New Mexico • Lap #5 		finish line in sight 224 224 224 232 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 37
Karen "The Baroness of Speed"Baroness
Texas 		on the course 270 325 256 288 288 248 288 288 115 248 289 304 225 272 291 323 264 265 285 256 304 336 194 280 323 240 35
Karen "The Baroness of Speed"Baroness
Texas • Lap #2		 on the course 331 302 304 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 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
updated Linda B
Kentucky • Lap #7		 on the course 108 240 374 387 381 375 320 264 162 425 290 180 291 336 170 320 336 364 384 400 202 384 174 338 470 175 28
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
updated OutsmartYourShelf
The United Kingdom • Lap #4 		on the course 360 205 384 360 347 499 394 336 411 320 350 257 383 482 455 672 254 304 408 277 379 494 416 329 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		 308 338 340 400 325 294 321 325 387 308 242 298 281 326 335 390 380 358 374 295 316 224 319 384 368 343 15
updated "Zoomin" Susan Jensen
Arizona • Lap #4		 on the course 317 327 274 371 368 315 360 320 358 321 320 309 349 241 329 440 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Tara Taylor
Illinois 		on the course 355 211 304 338 320 298 325 222 320 384 341 320 384 432 464 402 256 298 288 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Tari Hann
Ohio • Lap #6		 on the course 276 288 306 219 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Tina Hilbert
Ohio • Lap #4 		on the course 350 505 533 169 375 295 514 500 288 331 288 612 532 577 288 272 329 247 352 342 296 339 528 103 130 304 33
updated Tina Hilbert
Ohio • Lap #5 		on the course 455 448 400 317 326 481 696 354 384 353 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .2
Traci L.
Illinois • Lap #3 		on the course 336 336 277 448 400 284 368 288 336 281 295 304 289 320 352 361 300 245 338 316 288 221 302 304 186 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 416 340 230 204 199 189 189 163 220 214 191 214 270 258 380 280 480 242 290 340 352 181 178 219 186 181
Vallery
Louisiana • Lap #8 		on the course 148 376 368 224 150 175 128 260 340 448 400 335 400 255 342 366 334 386 400 324 280 159 250 255 252 149
updated Vallery
Louisiana • Lap #9 		on the course 320 202 183 151 161 6 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 400 352 368 313 384 285 279 416 345 331 371 490 320 400 347 212 229 320 352 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
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