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''''Dane Rauschenberg''' (born 1976) is an [[United States|American]] [[long-distance runner]] who ran 52 [[marathon]]s, one every weekend, throughout 2006.<ref name=TimesTribune/> He raised over [[USD|$]]43,000 for charity, as part of an effort he called "Fiddy2".<ref name=TimesTribune>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18894024&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=416049&rfi=6|title=Marathon man completes 71st race|publisher=[[The Times-Tribune (Scranton)]]|date=2007-10-08|accessdate=2008-01-07}}</ref><ref name=NPR>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=One Marathon Per Week for a Whole Year. |url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6139116 |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=[[September 25]], [[2006]] |accessdate=2007-12-11 }}</ref><ref name=WPost>{{cite news |first=Arianne |last=Aryanpur |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Top This Resolution: A Marathon a Week - Area Lawyer's Quest Includes Fundraising. |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/04/AR2006010400627.html |publisher=[[The Washington Post]] |date=[[January 8]], [[2006]] |accessdate=2009-05-08|quote=But he is quick to downplay his ability, ranking himself in the 70th percentile of runners.|page=PW01}}</ref><ref name=SunGazette2007>Facinoli, Dave. [http://www.sungazette.net/articles/2007/01/08/arlington/sports/spt10.txt/ "Rauschenberg’s Milestone"], ''[[Williamsport Sun-Gazette]]'', [[January 8]], [[2007]]. Accessed [[December 10]], [[2007]].</ref> ==Background== Rauschenberg graduated from [[Penn State University]].<ref name=TimesTribune/> Leading up to Rauschenberg's 2006 effort, he ran a few marathons as a middle-of-the-pack runner. Rauschenberg first marathon was the Harrisburg Marathon in 2001, which he finished in a time of 4:12:07, 159th overall of 281 finishers.<ref>[http://www.marathonguide.com/results/browse.cfm?MIDD=1196011111 2001 Harrisburg Marathon Results]</ref> Rauschenberg next ran the 2004 [[Marine Corps Marathon]] in 3:31:13, in 685th place.<ref>[http://results.active.com/pages/searchform.jsp?rsID=3701 Marine Corps - Marathon Results], [[Marine Corps Marathon]], [[October 31]], [[2004]]. Accessed [[January 9]], [[2008]].</ref> 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]].<ref>[http://results.active.com/pages/searchform.jsp#hot_links 2005 Race Results], P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon and 1/2 Marathon. Accessed [[November 29]], [[2007]].</ref> Before 2006, some runners tried to see how many marathons they could run on consecutive weekends. For example, Richard Worley had run a marathon on each of 159 consecutive weekends, with his times averaging around around 5 hours per marathon.<ref>{{cite news | first=Kathy | last=Orton | coauthors= | title=Texan's Weekend Job Provides Great Benefits | date=2004-10-27 | publisher= | url =http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A407-2004Oct26.html | work =The Washington Post | pages =D4 | accessdate = 2007-11-28 | language = }}</ref> Others attempted to see how many different marathons could be completed within a single calendar year, with some runners reaching 90.<ref Name="sc">http://mm.littlemarathon.com/ScoreCard.asp Retrieved 2007-11-28</ref> With this background, Rauschenberg decided in April 2005 goal of running 52 marathons on consecutive weekends during calendar year 2006. However, his enterprise competed for public attention with at least three other contemporaneous efforts, two of which involved running 50 marathons on 50 consecutive days.<ref>[http://starbulletin.com/2006/07/13/news/story07.html starbulletin.com | News | /2006/07/13/<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.01/ultraman.html Wired 15.01: The Perfect Human<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ==Running 52 marathons in 2006== Rauschenberg called his effort "Fiddy2,". During the planning of this effort, Rauschenberg contacting the Mobile, Alabama chapter of [[L'Arche]], which hosted a marathon in early January. The purpose of contacting L'Arche was to see if their race would once again be held on that corresponding weekend in the next year. In discussions with L'Arche over the next few weeks, Rauschenberg selected them to be the recipient of his charitable efforts.<ref name=faq/><ref name=WPost/><ref>{{cite web|last=Boyle|first=Tom|url=http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20060221&Category=THERALD&ArtNo=60221001&SectionCat=&Template=printart|title=Weekend Warrior|publisher=The Titusville Herald|date=2006-02-21|accessdate=2007-12-31}}</ref><ref>http://www.firstlightmarathon.com/awards.html Retrieved 2009-05-08.</ref> 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.<ref name=confess>http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/Forum9/HTML/001605.shtml Retrieved Jan 19, 2008.</ref><ref name=WPost/> 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.<ref name=Fallsview/><ref name=faq>[http://fiddy2.org/faq.html Frequently Asked Questions], Fiddy2. Accessed [[January 1]], [[2008]].</ref><ref name=SI/> Rauschenberg sent out weekly press releases in an attempt to promote his fundraising efforts and submitted various blog postings about his journey. As a result, Rauschenberg spoke at marathon events throughout the year and was featured as a runner on race's websites and "tell your story" [[blog]]s.<ref>[http://www.littlerockmarathon.com/Information/RockStars.cfm Rock Stars], [[Little Rock Marathon]]. Accessed [[January 9]], [[2008]]</ref> <ref name=Fallsview>Hvilivitzky, Joe. [http://fiddy2.org/images/NFpaper.jpg "No problem filling his weekends"], Fallsview Casino Resort International Marathon, October 2006. Accessed [[January 9]], [[2008]].</ref> Rauschenberg gained radio, television, and print coverage and he called attention to the fundraising marathon project with a [http://www.fiddy2.org website] and [http://www.allsportrunning.com/personalLog/index.cfm?PLConfigID=1 blog]. During the project, he ran marathons in [[Alaska]], the [[Cayman Islands]], and three in [[Canada]].<ref name=list/> Late in the year, to preserve his streak of marathons, Rauschenberg organized the Drake Well Marathon on his hometown's high school track, as he was not aware of any other certified race scheduled for the Christmas weekend at the time.<ref name=SI>[[Steve Rushin|Rushin, Steve.]] "The Big Run-Around", ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', [[October 2]], [[2006]]. Vol. 105, Iss. 13; pg. 21.</ref> The race was limited to 25 runners, with 21 runners from nine states participating, and was the penultimate event of his effort.<ref name=PittPost/> Fiddy2 was one of at least four charity fundraising projects in 2006 that involved a runner running 50 or more marathons during that year.<ref>Lee, Venus. [http://starbulletin.com/2006/07/13/news/story07.html "Across the 50/50/50 miles A fundraiser races through Hawaii on a quest to run 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days"], ''[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]]'', [[July 13]], [[2006]]. Accessed [[August 13]], [[2008]].</ref><ref>Davis, Joshua. [http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.01/ultraman.html "The Perfect Human"], ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'', January 2007. Accessed [[August 13]], [[2008]]. Accessed [[August 13]], [[2008]].</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.somdnews.com/stories/031706/indytop203312_32185.shtml|title=Piggott defends Lower Potomac Marathon title|first=Eric J. |last=Schlein|work=The Independent|date=March 17, 2006|accessdate=2009-04-18|quote=Engle is attempting to run each marathon in under 2:50. He is using his marathon goal to raise awareness and support for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.}}</ref> Rauschenberg ran his 52 consecutive weekly marathons in 2006 with an average time of 3:21:16.<ref name=list>[http://www.fiddy2.org/list.html Marathon List], Fiddy2. Accessed [[January 7]], [[2008]].</ref> In recognition of Rauschenberg's efforts, he was named by the marathonguide.com website (a marathon reference website<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.stargazettenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080318/COLUMNIST23/803180328|title=Web site offers a marathon of long-distance facts |last=Scherrer|first=Diane|date=2008-03-18|accessdate=2008-03-16|publisher=[[Star-Gazette]]}}</ref>) 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."<ref> [http://www.marathonguide.com/features/Articles/2006USAMarathonHallOfFame.cfm Marathon Guide 2006 list], MarathonGuide.com. Accessed [[December 11]], [[2007]].</ref> The 52nd and final race was run on [[December 31]], [[2006]], with $32,000 raised at that time.<ref name=PittPost>Sciullo, Maria. [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06364/750070-140.stm "Running: Marathon of marathons about to end"], ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'', [[December 30]], [[2006]]. Accessed [[October 28]], [[2007]].</ref> In 2008, Rauschenberg started a career working for a running company in [[Utah]]<ref>[http://www.50anddcmarathongroupusa.com/personalinfo.cfm Personal Info], 50 States & D.C. Marathon Group U.S.A. Accessed [[January 21]], [[2008]].</ref> and as a [[motivational speaker]] discussing his 52-marathon achievement and offering suggestions about running as an aspect of a healthy lifestyle.<ref>DiFonzo, Brian. [http://www.titusvilleherald.com/articles/2008/01/09/opinion/story01.txt "Marathon runner takes new path"], ''The Titusville Herald'', [[January 8]], [[2008]]. Accessed [[January 21]], [[2008]].</ref><ref>[http://www.ragnarrelay.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/archive/ragnarrelay/20071205173254/ MyoMed Ragnar Relay Newsletter]. Accessed [[January 18]], [[2008]].{{Dead link|date=December 2008}}</ref> ==See also== * [[Marathon#Multiple marathons|Competing in a series of marathons]] ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== *[http://www.fiddy2.org Rauschenberg's website for the 52 marathon project] *[http://www.fiddy2.org/list.html List of marathons run by Rauschenberg, including times, dates, and locations] *[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6139116 NPR's Day to Day Interview about Fiddy2] *[http://www.runsfm.com/about/2006-bios.html San Francisco Marathon self submitted blog entry] *[http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/OtherSports/2006/07/18/1691090-cp.html Slam! Prewrite of Nova Scotia Marathon] *[http://www.ingmiamimarathon.com/Upload/documents/Jan%2021_PR_52%20Marathons%20in%2052%20Weeks.pdf/ Miami Marathon Feature] *[http://onlineservices.caymanislandsmarathon.com/on_the_trail/showArticle.cfm?ArticleID=429/ Marathon Man to Run Cayman Islands Race] *[http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/121806/spo_6876129.shtml/ Fifty down, 2 to go] *[http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/other_sports/article/0,1299,DRMN_42_4812611,00.html/ This weekly regimen not for weak] *[http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06364/750070-140.stm/ Marathon of marathons about to end] {{DEFAULTSORT:Rauschenberg, Dane}} [[Category:Ultramarathon runners]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1976 births]] [[Category:People from Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Penn State University alumni]]'