Mallman is well-known for his shows Marathon 1 and Marathon 2. Marathon 1 was the nonstop 26.2-hour performance of a single song in 1999 at the Turf Club in St. Paul, Minnesota. Marathon 2 was the nonstop 52.4-hour performance of a single song, double the length of Marathon 1, reportedly comprising more than 600 pages of lyrics. It started on September 4, 2004, at the Turf Club and ended at 10:24 p.m. CST September 6.