I'm Writing A Book! | THE MARATHON BOOK

The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show

CITIUS MAG

Running, Sports

4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

I’m writing a book!

I’m embarking on a new journey—this time, with words instead of miles. I'm thrilled to share that I’ve signed on with Dutton and Plume at Penguin Random House to write my first book: THE MARATHON BOOK (working title).

This is my love letter to the marathon—a deep dive into its greatest moments, the legends who redefined what’s possible, and the lessons we can all learn along the way (including my own pursuit of breaking 3 hours).

Think history, debates, interviews with some of the best to ever do it, and a whole lot of storytelling that captures what makes this race so special. From Pheidippides to the wildest performances at the Olympics, Boston, New York and other marquee races—I can’t wait to dig into it all.

Whether you’re training for your first marathon, chasing a PR, or just love a good sports story, I can’t wait to share this with you.

Follow @themarathonbook on Instagram to keep up with my process and updates.

So much more to come, but for now—I’m just at the starting line. Let’s go.

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0:31.4	Emergency podcast, bonus episode, special announcement, however we want to put this.
0:41.1	This is going to be like a little 10, 15 minute podcast episode.
0:46.4	Chris Chavez here with my wife, Carrie Lynn Coton Chavez.
0:51.0	We are so back, baby.
0:54.6	I was calling you when I'm like, all right, I need to get a very quick recap podcast out there.
1:02.1	We did this right after the Paris Olympics.
1:05.0	Now we're back with some extra news.
1:07.5	I put this out on Instagram, so it might not be new news to some of the devout
1:13.9	podcast listeners who also follow me on there. But I'm writing a book.
1:20.1	Officially an author. Author era activated. Can you believe it? Okay, I think we just need to
1:26.2	start by you diving in and giving a little bit of background
1:28.9	on how this all came to be.
1:31.5	It feels like we were getting ready for Thanksgiving and then a few weeks later,
1:38.0	all the sudden you had officially signed on to write this book.
1:41.3	So tell us how it all came up.
1:42.8	Yeah.
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