On the Run: A BBC History of Humanity’s Relationship to Running, From Prehistory to the Present Day: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the On the Run: A BBC History of Humanity’s Relationship to Running, From Prehistory to the Present Day audiobook runs 2.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Helen Mort (about 1.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 2.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 days |
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What our data says
- At 2.1 hours, it is shorter than 92% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
132 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
On the Run: A BBC History of Humanity’s Relationship to Running, From Prehistory to the Present Day is an audiobook by Helen Mort: a 2.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Helen Mort, released January 2, 2025, on the Social Science and Fitness, Diet & Nutrition shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Helen Mort
- Released
- January 2, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Fitness, Diet & Nutrition
- ISBN
- 9781529957198
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the On the Run: A BBC History of Humanity’s Relationship to Running, From Prehistory to the Present Day audiobook?
On the Run: A BBC History of Humanity’s Relationship to Running, From Prehistory to the Present Day runs 2.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.4 hours.
Is the On the Run: A BBC History of Humanity’s Relationship to Running, From Prehistory to the Present Day audiobook free?
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Who narrates On the Run: A BBC History of Humanity’s Relationship to Running, From Prehistory to the Present Day?
On the Run: A BBC History of Humanity’s Relationship to Running, From Prehistory to the Present Day is narrated by Helen Mort.