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caption=Dane Rauschenberg in the 2006 Buffalo Marathon during Fiddy2.
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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 the farthest distance (84 miles) at the Presque Isle Personal Endurance Classic (October 18, 2003) - a 12 hour race in Erie, Pennsylvania. . This event is advertised as non-competitive.
  • Ran the fastest average time on record for 52 consecutive weekly marathons. Of course, there is no record of this statistic. Chuck Engle ran 51 marathons in the same time period and did so significantly faster. Dane's "record" is therefore self-proclaimed and dubious. By defining the parameters of the "record" narrowly, Dane is able to maintain that it is in fact a "record." The distinction Dane clings to is that his marathons occurred in consecutive weekends. The value of this distinction is hard to recognize. It would be like running the Boston Marathon in 3:10:00, a full hour behind the winner, but proclaiming that you ran the fastest marathon on record of anyone who ran the 2007 Boston Marathon while stopping at every aid station, except the second one, with his shoes untied for at least 1.5 miles. Of course, this can't be proven. But more importantly, it is very hard to disprove. The proof problem, however, overshadows the real problem, that the distinctions drawn are not meaningful. The number of marathons, the timeframe of the marathons, and the finishing times are the relevant criteria. By this matrix, Chuck was fastest. The introduction of irrelevant details, in this case consecutiveness, does not warrant a separate record any more than stopping (or not stopping) at aid stations would. This is likely why no one other than Dane keeps track of this record.


Rauschenberg ran his first marathon in 4:12:07 at the Harrisburg Marathon. Two years later, Rauschenberg ran the Erie Marathon, in 3:29:04 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 Erie, Pennsylvania 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 American Cancer Society. Rauschenberg would go on to run a course record 84 miles.

Rauschenberg next ran the 2004 Marine Corps Marathon. Three weeks after Marine Corps, Rauschenberg ran another marathon. Displaying his ability to recover quickly, Rauschenberg dropped 13 minutes from his MCM time. Less than two months later, Rauschenberg set another personal best, 3:09:50, in the Phoenix Rock N' Roll Marathon.

Weeks later Rauschenberg won the PT Cruiser Challenge -- a weekend event consisting of a 15K (1:00:54), 5K (18:59), and marathon (3:10:31). Rauschenberg prepared for Fiddy2 by running 5 marathons in a little over two months, lowering his personal best twice. As a final test, Rauschenberg ran the JFK 50 Mile Race finishing in 8:32:57.

Dane failed to complete the Old Dominion 100 Mile Cross Country Run in July, 2006.


Fiddy2

Fiddy2 raised over $43,000 for the ] chapter of L'Arche Internationale. Rauschenberg continues to raise money through his website Fiddy2.

Awards & Recognition

  • 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.

References

  1. Drake Well Marathon, 2006 results
  2. PT Cruiser Challenge, 2005 Results
  3. Personal Endurance Classic, 2003 results
  4. Chuck Engle
  5. 2001 Harrisburg Marathon Results
  6. 2003 Erie Marathon Results
  7. 2003 Results
  8. 2005 Phoenix Rock 'N Roll Marathon Results
  9. 2005 JFK 50 Mile Results

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