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

Dane Rauschenberg, 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", with the goal of raising $52,000 for charity. The 52nd and final race was run on December 30, 2006.

Accomplishments

Rauschenberg's accomplishments include the following:

  • winning 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..
  • winning the PT Cruiser Challenge (February 5-6, 2005), an event consisting of a 15k, 5k, and marathon within 24 hours in Tampa, Florida.
  • running 84 miles at the Presque Isle Personal Endurance Classic (October 18, 2003), a 12 hour race in Erie, Pennsylvania. .
  • running 52 consecutive weekly marathons in 2006 with an average time of 3:21.

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 event, 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.
. 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.

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 Lake Winnipesaukee Relay in New Hampshire. His team took 20th place overall (out of 86 teams) in this 65.1 mile event.

Fiddy2

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

Awards & recognition

  • Rauschenberg was one of four runners chosen to represent The 50 States Marathon Club at the MBC Hangang Marathon in Seoul, Korea on April 29, 2007.
  • Asked to participate as a Charity Chaser for the Frederick Marathon where he would start last and receive a dollar for every runner he passed during the race.
  • 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. Aryanpur, Arianne. "Top This Resolution: A Marathon a Week - Area Lawyer's Quest Includes Fundraising", The Washington Post, January 8, 2006, Page PW01. Accessed October 29, 2007.
  2. Sciullo, Maria. "Running: Marathon of marathons about to end", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 30, 2006. Accessed October 28, 2007.
  3. Drake Well Marathon, 2006 results
  4. PT Cruiser Challenge, 2005 Results
  5. Personal Endurance Classic, 2003 results
  6. 2001 Harrisburg Marathon Results
  7. 2003 Erie Marathon Results
  8. 2003 Results
  9. 2005 Phoenix Rock 'N Roll Marathon Results
  10. 2005 JFK 50 Mile Results
  11. PT Gazette.net, Man chases down $3,500 for Frederick United Way

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