The Elements of Effort: Reflections on the Art and Science of Running: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Elements of Effort: Reflections on the Art and Science of Running runs 4.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by L.J. Ganser (about 2.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
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What our data says
- At 4.2 hours, it is shorter than 70% of the 39,028 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by L.J. Ganser
L.J. Ganser narrates 339 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,033 hours in all.
About as long, on the Non-Fiction shelf
2,040 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
The Elements of Effort: Reflections on the Art and Science of Running is an audiobook by John Jerome: a 4.2-hour unabridged recording, read by L.J. Ganser, released June 24, 2011, on the Non-Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- L.J. Ganser
- Released
- June 24, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781456124083
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Elements of Effort: Reflections on the Art and Science of Running as an audiobook?
The Elements of Effort: Reflections on the Art and Science of Running runs 4.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.8 hours.
Is The Elements of Effort: Reflections on the Art and Science of Running free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Elements of Effort: Reflections on the Art and Science of Running?
The Elements of Effort: Reflections on the Art and Science of Running is narrated by L.J. Ganser.