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Dane Rauschenberg (born 1976) is an American middle of the pack long-distance runner, who ran 52 marathons, one every weekend in 2006.

Biography

Rauschenberg graduated from Penn State University and then attended law school, but does not practice as a lawyer.

Rauschenberg has now run 71 marathons and a few ultramarathon events. He is a race organizer based in Utah.

Running resume

  • Running 52 consecutive weekly marathons in 2006 with an average time of 3:21:16.
  • Finishing first in a field of 52 runners in 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 non-competitive event in Erie, Pennsylvania in which participants traverse a one-mile loop for up to 12 hours.


Running 52 Marathons

Without researching comparable projects by others, Rauschenberg decided to run a marathon each week and titled the effort Fiddy2 (pronounced FIE-dee-too) in April 2005, and undertook two different fund raising components.

Project Funding

In mid-2005, Rauschenberg sought financial assistance for the project and obtained sponsorship in the form of race entry fee waivers, free meals from a local restaurant, free running shoes, free shuttle rides to and from the airport, and a free website. Despite many requests, Rauschenberg reports that he did not obtain monetary donations to offset Fiddy2's costs, and estimated that total travel expenses related to the effort would be $20,000. He continued to attempt to obtain outside funding of fiddy2 expenses even after the end of 2006.

Charitable Funding

Rauchenberg negotiated to add a charitable component a few months later. While searching for events, Rauschenberg contacted the Legg Mason First Light Marathon, which was conducted a particular charity. He negotiated to add that charity as the project's charitable beneficiary and pledge to raise $52,000, ($1,000 for each week of the project) in exchange for other assistance to fiddy2.

Publicity Efforts

Rauschenberg sent out weekly press releases in an attempt to promote the fundraising effort, submitted blog postings, and sought speaking invitations. As a result, Rauschenberg was asked to speak at marathon events throughout the year and was featured as a runner on race's websites and "tell your story" blogs. Rauschenberg gained radio, television, and print coverage and he called attention to the fundraising marathon project with a website and blog.

The project had to compete for public attention with similar efforts also conducted in 2006 where two people ran a marathon distance on 50 consecutive days in 50 different states, and a third person ran 51 marathons in the 50 different states and the District of Columbia.

The 52nd and final race was run on December 30, 2006, with at least $32,000 raised by that time. He has continued to raise funds for fiddy2 expenses and L'Arche after the end of 2006. and reached $43,818.40, but has now turned his energies to his new position promoting a series of endurance running events around the country.

See also

References

  1. ^ Sciullo, Maria. "Running: Marathon of marathons about to end", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 30, 2006. Accessed 2008-03-29. "Rauschenberg, who describes himself as just an average runner...."
  2. Aryanpur, Arianne (January 8, 2006). "Top This Resolution: A Marathon a Week - Area Lawyer's Quest Includes Fundraising". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-03-29. He is quick to downplay his ability, ranking himself in the 70th percentile of runners. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ "Marathon man completes 71st race", The Times-Tribune (Scranton), October 8, 2007. Accessed January 7, 2008.
  4. DiFonzo, Brian. "Marathon runner takes new path", The Titusville Herald, January 8, 2008. Accessed January 21, 2008.
  5. http://www.50anddcmarathongroupusa.com/personalinfo.cfm Retrieved Jan. 19, 2008
  6. http://www.ragnarrelay.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/archive/ragnarrelay/20071205173254/ Retrieved Jan. 18, 2008
  7. Marathon List, Fiddy2. Accessed January 7, 2008.
  8. PT Cruiser Challenge, 2005 Results. Accessed January 7, 2008.
  9. "Saturday's results of Presque Isle Endurance Classic sponsored by the Erie Runners Club". Erie Times-News. October 20, 2003. Retrieved 2007-12-14. Dane Rauschenberg, 27, Erie, 84 miles (self-reported) {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  10. Personal Endurance Classic, 2003 results, Erie Runners Club. (self-reported) Accessed January 7, 2008.
  11. ^ http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/Forum9/HTML/001605.shtml Retrieved Jan 19, 2008.
  12. ^ Aryanpur, Arianne (January 8, 2006). "Top This Resolution: A Marathon a Week - Area Lawyer's Quest Includes Fundraising". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-12-12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  13. ^ Hvilivitzky, Joe. "No problem filling his weekends", Fallsview Casino Resort International Marathon, October 2006. Accessed January 9, 2008. He made "personal pleas to freinds family and anyone else he could approach." "He has numerous corporate sponsors but pays his own travel and accomodation expenses."
  14. Frequently Asked Questions, Fiddy2. Accessed January 1, 2008.
  15. http://www.firstlightmarathon.com/awards.html "Run 4 Free Program" Accessed 2002-02-24,
  16. http://www.fiddy2.com/faq.html "Why not just give the money you spend on travel and marathons directly to L'Arche?
    A: This is a multiple answer. First, I am new at fundraising. In my naiviety, I assumed that a majority of my costs would be covered by corporations wishing to help. As for individuals, I know we often need more than just the knowledge that 'it is for a good cause' to give up our hard-earned money. So, by doing something few, if any, have ever done, I thought I was giving enough of myself to make others desire to open their checkbook."
  17. "One Marathon Per Week for a Whole Year". NPR. September 25, 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-11. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  18. Facinoli, Dave. "Rauschenberg’s Milestone", Williamsport Sun-Gazette, January 8, 2007. Accessed December 10, 2007.
  19. Boyle, Tom. "Weekend warrior: Titusville native Dane Rauschenberg has embarked on an odyssey of completing one marathon a week for ‘fiddy2’ straight weeks", The Titusville Herald, February 21, 2006. Accessed December 31, 2007.
  20. Rock Stars, Little Rock Marathon. Accessed January 9, 2008
  21. http://starbulletin.com/2006/07/13/news/story07.html
  22. http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.01/ultraman.html
  23. http://www.chuckengle.com/
  24. http://www.fiddy2.org
  25. http://www.ragnarrelay.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/archive/ragnarrelay/20070427082441/ Retrieved Jan. 18 2008

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