Mystery Marathon 2025

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 second running of the Mystery Marathon! Your goal is to to complete the marathon by reading 26 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. No advance signup necessary. Just read the General Information for Runners page and run your first mile! You'll be crossing the finish line in no time!
	Aug 31: Erika Morris of California is #19 to finish, crossing the finish line in 241 days, taking 10363 steps!
	July 18: Sanacrow of Tennessee is #18 to finish, crossing the finish line in 197 days, taking 7695 steps!
	July 2: JenneB of Pennsylvania is #17 to finish, crossing the finish line in 181 days, taking 8174 steps!
	Revisit previous marathons: 2024

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MYSTERY MARATHON updated THU SEP 11 2025 @ 7.00 pm EDT 19 Finishers • 2 On the course																														FINAL
Place • Runner		Status	Tracker	Completed miles in yellow, showing steps (pages)																										Days	Steps
	1 • Linda B Kentucky			190	165	250	416	235	372	203	244	226	218	224	222	176	247	272	437	265	304	260	264	445	192	503	178	249	304	48	7061
	2 • Vallery Louisiana			153	272	400	258	296	368	432	440	132	212	517	194	245	204	623	384	527	155	272	238	215	384	198	204	266	159	53	7748
	3 • Colleen Illinois			232	341	304	296	224	418	312	319	340	110	309	608	338	298	285	279	326	432	380	373	449	306	353	317	342	376	63	8667
	4 • OutsmartYourShelf The United Kingdom			364	224	317	334	337	354	321	336	401	193	227	31	309	368	400	282	360	369	396	42	316	633	287	65	100	254	65	7620
	5 • Terry M Minnesota			384	340	285	368	160	223	253	320	373	358	288	340	376	318	350	274	400	308	320	359	269	352	308	504	324	306	71	8460
	6 • *Bev "Flash"* Hankins** Indiana			348	285	192	360	214	312	289	332	158	402	266	272	209	276	192	328	408	719	190	192	162	194	185	308	301	208	81	7302
	7 • Traci L. Illinois			304	304	344	246	210	336	302	213	235	217	394	186	88	301	194	276	186	270	320	295	439	314	264	436	426	295	88	7395
	8 • "Zoomin" Susan Jensen Arizona			320	321	270	349	295	274	368	308	371	295	310	369	320	352	337	316	355	266	304	325	327	352	384	340	324	333	91	8485
	9 • *Rick "Spandex Streak"* Mills** Maine			192	280	126	191	306	304	184	121	217	302	304	248	313	191	190	320	189	270	51	311	38	336	275	271	15	316	100	5861
	10 • SueC Utah			364	256	480	304	336	421	291	434	416	256	280	398	291	400	297	370	435	298	378	273	296	280	310	306	353	304	104	8827
	11 • Jjean Texas			257	420	512	368	125	248	446	464	226	247	341	305	385	367	198	265	227	333	464	322	384	320	493	400	225	284	104	8626
	12 • Karen A New Mexico			367	368	274	338	142	182	199	45	224	55	81	224	209	208	214	226	207	127	223	293	245	224	168	238	222	224	106	5527
	13 • Tari Hann Ohio			131	200	204	236	307	158	190	332	257	306	150	297	199	182	193	128	125	126	272	254	111	143	395	302	213	182	129	5593
	14 • Beth M North Carolina			437	424	177	480	448	404	528	400	408	336	112	346	259	160	320	400	432	303	449	314	358	288	167	368	576	465	140	9359
	15 • *bat "Go Speed Racer"* kat** West Virginia			432	256	304	304	308	384	480	368	241	255	271	280	384	416	352	89	416	416	548	432	384	384	304	390	360	426	142	9184
	16 • Tina Hilbert Ohio			434	370	191	341	167	368	152	268	336	362	687	732	627	637	621	401	318	304	290	352	320	388	320	272	353	353	150	9964
	17 • JenneB Pennsylvania			112	272	327	327	407	320	379	304	312	272	352	352	301	304	304	304	333	304	504	304	234	304	320	239	272	411	181	8174
	18 • Sanacrow Tennessee			323	368	9	47	149	149	336	320	384	51	448	496	468	468	488	325	307	337	325	386	309	318	290	178	208	208	197	7695
	19 • Erika Morris California			383	504	282	295	438	290	388	420	344	361	336	359	355	541	356	436	612	372	518	487	482	388	312	384	387	333	241	10363
	*David "Speed Reader"* Salley** New York			298	375	403	264	303	304	290	180	272	213	170	183	362	304	336	304	321	295	176	221	325	304	506	112	25	26
	Tara Taylor Illinois			432	304	312	348	332	200	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
	Name Template Location			1	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

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