Everything about Dane Rauschenberg totally explained
Dane Rauschenberg (born
1976) is an
American long-distance runner who ran 52
marathons, one every weekend, throughout 2006.
Background
Rauschenberg graduated from
Penn State University and then attended law school, but doesn't practice as a lawyer. and as a
motivational speaker discussing his 52-marathon achievement and offering suggestions about running as an aspect of a healthy lifestyle.
Running
Rauschenberg first marathon was the Harrisburg Marathon in 2001, which he finished in a time of 4:12:07, 159th overall of 281 finishers. Rauschenberg next ran the 2004
Marine Corps Marathon in 3:31:13, in 685th place. Three weeks after the Marine Corps event, Rauschenberg ran another marathon in Maryland, dropping his personal best by 10 minutes. On
January 9,
2005, Rauschenberg ran in the
Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon in 3:09:55 in 154th place out of 7,365 finishers, qualifying for the
Boston Marathon.
On February 5-6 2005, he finished first in a field of 52 runners in the PT Cruiser Challenge, an event consisting of a 15k, 5k, and marathon within 24 hours in
Tampa, Florida. He ran 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 in 2006
Rauschenberg decided to run a marathon each week throughout 2006, titling the 52-marathon effort "Fiddy2" in April 2005. Rauschenberg aimed to raise $52,000 and after running the Legg Mason First Light Marathon in
Mobile, Alabama selected its beneficiary, the Mobile chapter of
L'Arche, to be the recipient of his efforts.
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, and a free website. Rauschenberg gained radio, television, and print coverage and he called attention to the fundraising marathon project with
a website
and
blog.
Late in the year, to preserve his streak of marathons, Rauschenberg organized the Drake Well Marathon on his hometown's high school track, as no other scheduled certified race existed on Christmas weekend at the time. The race was limited to 25 runners, with 21 runners from nine states participating, and was the penultimate event of his effort. Rauschenberg ran his 52 consecutive weekly marathons in 2006 with an average time of 3:21:16. In recognition of Rauschenberg's efforts, he was named by the marathonguide.com website (a marathon reference website) as one of the 20 outstanding USA marathon runners for 2006, as part of an effort to recognize those individuals whose participation in multiple marathons "show that marathoning is and can be part of one's regular routine."The 52nd and final race was run on
December 30,
2006, with $32,000 raised at that time.
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