The “Three Month Marathon” is a participatory artwork by Lauren Ruth consisting of a series of eight curated runs totaling the full length of a marathon.
From March to June 2013, artist Lauren Ruth invites runners and walkers of all ability levels to tour different neighborhoods in Wilmington, DE as part of this athletic and collective artwork. Presented as part of the Drift exhibition at the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, this participatory project is free and open to all participants. Sign up below
http://threemonthmarathon.wordpress.com/sign-up/! For more information, please contact dccamarathon(at)gmail.com
06/13/2013
On Saturday, June 8th nine runners and walkers crossed the finish line of the Three Month Marathon at the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts. Congratulations and thank you to everyone who participated in portions of this marathon run. Each and every one of you helped to make the "slowest marathon ever" a success!
06/08/2013
Today we finished the Three Month Marathon! Congratulations and thank you to all participants!
06/06/2013
Finish line preparations have commenced! Looking forward to the grand finale this Saturday!
Gearing up for the LAST RUN of the marathon this Saturday!
05/29/2013
Remember that train blocking our path? We took matters into our own hands and hitched a ride!
Compost being filtered through a hopper on our last run. Note the steam coming off the fresh, hot dirt!
05/28/2013
Chris Golas led us on a run to a large scale composting facility that processes waste from all over the east coast. We ran through industrial areas and then picked up the pace when the odors at the facility became particularly pungent. The route back took us past warehouses, pallet suppliers, and material plants with small neighborhoods interspersed. We re-routed when our path was blocked by a stalled freight train, and the run turned out to be 3.95 miles. We then celebrated with green smoothies at the DCCA. Great work composting squad!
05/26/2013
Thanks to micro farmer Chris Golas for a great (and stinky) run followed by green smoothies! Yum.
05/26/2013
Way to go human compost squad!
See everyone tomorrow at 10:30am at Christina Park for our compost run!
05/15/2013
Sarah Field led us on a run through Trolley Square and Rockford Park and past landmark places from her childhood. We briefly dovetailed with the Delaware Marathon, which was happening simultaneously, and had the chance to cheer on the runners and give thanks for our alternative marathon format. Thanks for the great run Sarah!
05/12/2013
Way to go everyone! Great run!!