The Longest Race: A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Longest Race: A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance runs 8.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Richard Waterhouse (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 8.1 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 4,141 Fitness, Diet & Nutrition audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Richard Waterhouse
Richard Waterhouse narrates 17 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 134 hours in all.
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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
The Longest Race: A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance is an audiobook by Ed Ayres: a 8.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Richard Waterhouse, released November 1, 2012, on the Fitness, Diet & Nutrition and Non-Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Richard Waterhouse
- Released
- November 1, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fitness, Diet & Nutrition, Non-Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781620643488
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Longest Race: A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance as an audiobook?
The Longest Race: A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance runs 8.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.
Is The Longest Race: A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Longest Race: A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance?
The Longest Race: A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance is narrated by Richard Waterhouse.