Updated, Monday, August 14, 5pm: FOR most people, the journey from Nottingham to Skegness along the 'Poacher Line' means whiling away a couple of pleasant hours as the vast Lincolnshire landscape rolls past the window.
But there was nothing relaxing about the trip made along the 90-mile route by Adele Prince last week – she left the city on Tuesday afternoon and did not arrive at the seaside until Saturday, having spent the long days running through the countryside and the summer nights camping out in a two-person tent.
Running the best part of four marathons in not much more than four days would be an impressive feat for any long-distance athlete, but 33-year-old Adele is no Olympian – nor, for that matter, a charity fundraiser.
Adele is a contemporary artist from London, and is planning to make her journey into a piece of modern art which will be on display as part of a regional art project at Boston railway station throughout next month.
"I like to explore an area and get to know it if I'm creating an art piece," Adele told The Standard as she called in at the Princess Royal Sports Arena on Thursday afternoon to meet Boston children on the Boston Summer Sports Tour while taking a well-earned pit-stop.
"So I started to think about how I could do that. I thought I would miss out on so much of the area if I just took the train."
Adele – who is a keen runner – is one of the participating artists in
No Place Like Home, the title for this year's Beacon art project, which aims to bring contemporary art to rural heritage areas in the region.
Her plan was to take a photograph of the view ahead every five minutes along her entire journey, with these pictures forming the backbone of her exhibition. The display will also include an installation showing her 'portable home', and a video of the journey taken by her husband Edward, who has cycled alongside carrying the luggage and offering valuable support and invaluable cups of tea.
"We've had people tooting their horns at us as and being really supportive as they've been going past," said Adele, who has been giving a daily interview with BBC Radio.
"But I can't wait to be eating fish and chips on the prom at Skegness."
The Beacon Art Project will run from August 9 until September 1 at Boston railway station and other heritage sites around south Lincolnshire. For more information, or to book a place on one of the free coach tours of various sites and exhibitions, call 01522 811809 or visit www.beaconartproject.com
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