Author: john.david.rose

Before Frank Shorter won the 1972 Munich Olympics and kicked off the running boom of the 1970’s, Christo and Jeanne-Claude were friends with an organizer of the New York Marathon, Bob Urie. Urie represented the manufacturer of fabric for the Valley Curtain and Running Fence art projects. Bob Urie ran the roads adjacent to the Read more

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The Running Fence Run on Patriots Day Weekend 2026 is “Performance Art.” Run your personal best and enjoy art inspired by the Running Fence. The November 1976 cover of Runner’s World featured a cross-country runner who ran the 24.5 mile length of the Running Fence. 24.5 miles was the original marathon distance from the Battlefield Read more