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	* Won the '''Drake Well Marathon''' (], ]) - a race he organized that involved twenty participants running around a track 105.5 times in ].<ref> </ref>.		* Won the '''Drake Well Marathon''' (], ]) - a race he organized that involved twenty participants running around a track 105.5 times in ].<ref> </ref>.
	* Won the '''PT Cruiser Challenge''' (February 5-6, 2005) - an event consisting of a 15k, 5k, and marathon within 24 hours in ].<ref></ref>		* Won the '''PT Cruiser Challenge''' (February 5-6, 2005) - an event consisting of a 15k, 5k, and marathon within 24 hours in ].<ref></ref>
	* Ran 84 miles at the '''Presque Isle Personal Endurance Classic''' (], ]) - a 12 hour race in ]. <ref></ref>. While ~~the~~ event is advertised as non-competitive, ~~this~~ mileage ran by Rauschenberg is undeniably high .		* Ran 84 miles at the '''Presque Isle Personal Endurance Classic''' (], ]) - a 12 hour race in ]. <ref></ref>. While this event is advertised as non-competitive, the mileage ran by Rauschenberg is undeniably high. Arguably too high. None of Dane's contemporaneous or later results suggest that he is capable this time. Dane's time in the JFK 50 miler was nearly 9 hours. At the time he pulled out of the Old Dominion 100 Miler, he had ran approximately 86 miles in over 20 hours.
	* Ran 52 consecutive weekly marathons in 2006 with an average time of 3:21. <		* Ran 52 consecutive weekly marathons in 2006 with an average time of 3:21. Dane's accomplishment was similar to a feat performed the same year by Chuck Engle. <ref> <ref>


			Dane was a player in what became a true year of ultra distance racing. In 2006, when Dane ran 52 marathons in 52 weeks, a slew of other runners attempted similar feats. Chuck Engle ran 51 marathons that same year at remarkably high paces. Dean Karnazes and Sam Thompson famously ran 50 marathons in 50 days.

	Rauschenberg ran his first marathon in 4:12:07<ref> </ref> at the '''Harrisburg Marathon'''. Two years later, Rauschenberg ran the Erie Marathon, in 3:29:04<ref> </ref> and finished 52nd overall, a number which foreshadowed future events. A little over a month later, Rauschenberg ran the '''Presque Isle Personal Endurance Classic''', an event where participants ran a 1.0 mile loop in Presqle Isle State Park, in ] for 12 hours. While the event is advertised as non-competitive, the runner who covers the most miles in the twelve hour period is ostensibly "the winner". Rauschenberg used the run to raise money for the ]. Rauschenberg would go on to run a course record 84 miles.<ref></ref> <br>

	Rauschenberg next ran the 2004 ]. Three weeks after Marine Corps, Rauschenberg ran another marathon in Marlyand dropping his personal best 10 minutes. Less than two months later, Rauschenberg ran in the Phoenix Rock N' Roll Marathon.<ref> </ref><br>. His 3:09 finishing time at the Phoenix Rock N' Roll Marathon was another ten minute drop, and good enough to qualify him for the Boston Marathon, but was still pedestrian in the terms of "elite" marathoners.

	Weeks later, however, Rauschenberg won the PT Cruiser Challenge -- a weekend event consisting of a 15K (1:00:54), 5K (18:59), and marathon (3:10:31) all ran in a 24 hour period. This victory propelled Rauschenberg to attempt to run 52 marathons in 52 consecutive weekends. Rauschenberg then prepared for Fiddy2 by running 5 marathons in a little over two months. As a final test, Rauschenberg ran the '''JFK 50 Mile Race''' finishing in 8:32:57.<ref></ref>

	While Dane did not finish his first 100 mile-attempt in June of 2006, he most recently teamed up with another runner to battle teams of eight at the ] Relay in New Hampshire. His team took 20th place overall (out of 86 teams) in this 65.1 mile event.

	==Fiddy2==		==Fiddy2==

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caption=Dane Rauschenberg in the 2006 Buffalo Marathon during Fiddy2.

Dane Rauschenberg (pronounced RAU-shen-berg), born May 31, 1976 is an amateur athlete who, in 2006, ran a certified marathon every weekend and raised money to benefit the Mobile, Alabama chapter of L'Arche Internationale as part of an effort he called "Fiddy2". Rauschenberg has:

Won the Drake Well Marathon (December 23, 2006) - a race he organized that involved twenty participants running around a track 105.5 times in Titusville, Pennsylvania..
Won the PT Cruiser Challenge (February 5-6, 2005) - an event consisting of a 15k, 5k, and marathon within 24 hours in Tampa, Florida.
Ran 84 miles at the Presque Isle Personal Endurance Classic (October 18, 2003) - a 12 hour race in Erie, Pennsylvania. . While this event is advertised as non-competitive, the mileage ran by Rauschenberg is undeniably high. Arguably too high. None of Dane's contemporaneous or later results suggest that he is capable this time. Dane's time in the JFK 50 miler was nearly 9 hours. At the time he pulled out of the Old Dominion 100 Miler, he had ran approximately 86 miles in over 20 hours.
Ran 52 consecutive weekly marathons in 2006 with an average time of 3:21. Dane's accomplishment was similar to a feat performed the same year by Chuck Engle. Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

Metro Sports DC selected Dane as its Athlete of the Month for its July 2007 issue.

Selected co-Male Runner of the Year by the Washington Running Club in 2006.

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