How far would you run to see a movie?
Last week, there was a 1 night showing of The Spirit of the Marathon in 1 theater here in Maine.
Crow Athletics and the Spudland Racers got together to send some runners down to Brunswick to catch the movie last Thursday evening.
The catch? They lived in Bar Harbor, which is 130 miles north of Brunswick.
The idea started out as a random conversation between a few friends wondering how cool it would be to do a relay down to watch the movie. Things spun out of control, as they usually do, and the media got wind of what was going on.
“The amazing thing is the word or mouth thing. We never asked for the excess media attention. We just said let’s run to Brunswick, simply because we can,” Gary Allen said. The idea of running from Bar Harbor to Brunswick “happened so quick we haven’t added a lot of hype about it.”
You can read about some of the local media attention here:
- Village Soup » Runners get into spirit of marathon
- Lincoln County News » Maine Runners Make 130 Mile Trek To View Marathon Movie
- Bar Harbor Times » Bar Harbor to Brunswick on Foot, to see a Movie
- Bangor Daily News » Running for ‘Spirit’
So, how far would you run to see a good movie?
To the next door neighbors! Anything over 200 yards wears me slap damn out 🙂
LOL! Yea, I give you a hard time, but you do have some of the best damn information on the web!!
Thanks!
How cool is that? What a great idea! I vacationed in Bar Harbor while my brother was stationed there (Coast Guard) a few years ago. Love that area! 🙂 Way to bring the running community together – I love it!
Spirit of the Marathon was very inspirational, a must see for all runners out there. Everyone can catch the encore showing on Feb. 21, 2008. check out the link for more info. and to buy tickets.
http://www.fathomevents.com/details.aspx?eventid=694&utm_source=BuzzTone&utm_medium=BuzzTone_posting&utm_campaign=Spirit_of_the_Marathon_Encore/