Mystery Marathon 2026

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 third 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!
	Revisit previous marathons: 2024 • 2025

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MYSTERY MARATHON updated TUE JAN 13 2026 @ 6.00 PM EST 0 Finishers • 17 On the course																														FINAL
Place • Runner		Status	Tracker	Completed miles in yellow, showing steps (pages)																										Days	Steps
	JenneB Pennsylvania			268	320	303	336	285	269	171	330	368	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
	Traci L. Illinois			92	212	223	246	104	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
	Tina Hilbert Ohio			324	306	649	299	325	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
	*Rick "Spandex Streak"* Mills** Maine			186	311	270	224	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
	*bat "Go Speed Racer"* kat** West Virginia		?	288	384	304	332	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
	Colleen Illinois			362	28	406	326	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
	Beth M North Carolina			448	432	254	272	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
	Linda B Kentucky			314	264	213	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
	Jjean Texas			448	318	273	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
	OutsmartYourShelf The United Kingdom			270	336	397	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
	Vallery Louisiana			272	306	279	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
	*Bev "Flash"* Hankins** Indiana			224	204	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
	SueC Utah			241	256	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
	Erika Morris California			288	340	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
	Karen A New Mexico			90	288	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
	Tara Taylor Illinois			400	378	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
	Tari Hann Ohio			296	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
2025 runners shown below this line
	Terry M Minnesota			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
	"Zoomin" Susan Jensen Arizona			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
	Sanacrow Tennessee			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
	*David "Speed Reader"* Salley** New York			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
	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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