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Revision as of 02:10, 14 December 2007 editRunnerguy (talk | contribs)8 edits Blog was created after Fiddy2 ended. Your edits create 10x the research needed given almost everyone is biased or incorrect.← Previous edit Revision as of 02:12, 14 December 2007 edit undoRunnerguy (talk | contribs)8 edits If you are paid to run, you are a professional. Yet another difference between Rauschenberg and the others (including Chuck whom you seem to have a mancrush on), you try to ignore.Next edit →
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* Running 52 consecutive weekly marathons in 2006 with an average time of 3:21. By way of comparison, in terms of running a streak of marathons on consecutive weekends, Richard Worley completed marathons on 159 consecutive weekends,<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> In addition, during that same year, two people ran 50 marathon distances in 50 consecutive days in significantly slower times, and ; while a third runner, ran 50 marathons over the course of 2006, all under 3 hours. * Running 52 consecutive weekly marathons in 2006 with an average time of 3:21. By way of comparison, in terms of running a streak of marathons on consecutive weekends, Richard Worley completed marathons on 159 consecutive weekends,<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> In addition, during that same year, two people ran 50 marathon distances in 50 consecutive days in significantly slower times, and ; while a third professional runner, ran 50 marathons over the course of 2006, all under 3 hours.


== Biography == == Biography ==

Revision as of 02:12, 14 December 2007

Dane Rauschenberg (born May 31, 1976) is an amateur athlete who in 2006 completed his goal of running 52 marathons — one every weekend — and attempted to raise $52,000 to benefit the Mobile, Alabama chapter of L'Arche Internationale, as part of an effort he called "Fiddy2". The 52nd and final race was run on December 30, 2006, with at least $32,000 raised to that point.

Running resume

  • 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.
  • Finishing first in a field of 52 runners 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 12 consecutive hours.
  • Running 52 consecutive weekly marathons in 2006 with an average time of 3:21. By way of comparison, in terms of running a streak of marathons on consecutive weekends, Richard Worley completed marathons on 159 consecutive weekends, In addition, during that same year, two people ran 50 marathon distances in 50 consecutive days in significantly slower times, Sam Thompson and Dean Karnazes; while a third professional runner, Chuck Engle ran 50 marathons over the course of 2006, all under 3 hours.

Biography

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. Neither time was particularly impressive. Rauschenberg then ran the Presque Isle Personal Endurance Classic, an non-competitive event where participants ran a 1.0 mile loop in Presque Isle State Park, in Erie, Pennsylvania for 12 hours.

Rauschenberg next ran the 2004 Marine Corps Marathon in 3:31:13 for 685th place. Three weeks after Marine Corps event, Rauschenberg ran another marathon in Maryland dropping his personal best 10 minutes. On January 9, 2005, Rauschenberg ran in the Phoenix Rock N' Roll Marathon where his 3:09:55 finishing time was good for 154th place out of 7,365 finishers, and enough to qualify someone his age for the Boston Marathon.

Rauschenberg also ran the JFK 50 Mile Race finishing in 8:32:57, in 97th place.

In recognition of his 52-marathon project, Rauschenberg was selected co-Male Runner of the Year by the 62 member Washington Running Club in 2006 and was named by the marathonguide.com website as 6th out of 20 outstanding USA marathon runners for 2006, in an effort to recognize those individuals whose participation in multiple marathons "show that marathoning is and can be part of one's regular routine."

Fiddy2

Rauschenberg undertook to run 52 marathons on 52 consecutive weekends with the goal of raising funds for the Mobile, Alabama chapter of L'Arche, an organization that assists individuals with mental disabilities, as a charitable beneficiary.

Significance

Rauschenberg was not the first person to run marathons on 52 consecutive weekends (Richard Worley ran marathons on 159 consecutive weekends.) Rauschenberg did not run the most marathons in one year (at least one person has run 79 marathons in a calendar year.) In a year of numerous projects regarding running multiple marathons (Dean Karnazes ran 50 marathon distances in 50 days in 50 states; Sam Thompson ran 50 marathon distances in 50 days in 50 states; Chuck Engle ran 50 marathons in 2006 all under 3 hours), it was difficult to attract donations in response to this project. In fact, due to the lack of marathons on Christmas weekend, Rauschenberg had to organize his own marathon race on a high school track to meet his 52-week goal.

Methodology

Rauschenberg did not obtain corporate sponsorship to underwrite the cost of his project which left the cost of the endeavor solely up to Rauschenberg. Rauschenberg sent out weekly press releases and offered to speak at marathon events. In spite of the fact that many marathons often are tied to their own charitable beneficiary, Rauschenberg was asked to speak at many marathon events throughout the year and was featured as a runner on many race's websites. In response to his numerous press releases, word of mouth and general interest in his story, there were various radio, television, and print stories written about Rauschenberg, who advertised his project with a website.

See also

References

  1. "One Marathon Per Week for a Whole Year". NPR. September 25, 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-11. Dane Rauschenberg is on a quest to run one marathon every week in 2006.So far, he's on track to keep that vow. Rauschenberg has used his running quest to raise money for mentally handicapped teenagers. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ 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. With his law school finals just days away, Dane Rauschenberg had the urge to jump off a mountain. So he rounded up two buddies who were also studying in Florence, hopped a plane for the Swiss Alps and went paragliding. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ Facinoli, dave. "Rauschenberg’s Milestone", Sun Gazette, January 8, 2007. Accessed December 10, 2007.
  4. Sciullo, Maria. "Running: Marathon of marathons about to end", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 30, 2006. Accessed October 28, 2007.
  5. PT Cruiser Challenge, 2005 Results
  6. Personal Endurance Classic, 2003 results.
  7. Orton, Kathy (2004-10-27). "Texan's Weekend Job Provides Great Benefits". The Washington Post. pp. D4. Retrieved 2007-11-28. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  8. 2001 Harrisburg Marathon Results
  9. 2003 Erie Marathon Results
  10. 2003 Results
  11. 2005 Race Results, P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon and 1/2 Marathon. Accessed November 29, 2007.
  12. 2005 JFK 50 Mile Results
  13. WRC History and Member Recognition, Washington Running Club. Accessed December 3, 2007.
  14. 2nd Annual MarathonGuide.com Outstanding USA Marathoners of the Year - 2006 , MarathonGuide.com. Accessed December 11, 2007.
  15. Orton, Kathy (2004-10-27). "Texan's Weekend Job Provides Great Benefits". The Washington Post. pp. D4. Retrieved 2007-11-28. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  16. http://mm.littlemarathon.com/ScoreCard.asp Retrieved 2007-11-28.
  17. http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.01/ultraman.html
  18. http://starbulletin.com/2006/07/13/news/story07.html
  19. Wind, Jay Jacob. "Rauschenberg Nears Goal", Sun Gazette, December 11, 2006. Accessed December 11, 2007. "Then, wearing bib number 49 at the Dallas White Rock Marathon, Rauschenberg, 30, finished marathon number 49, running 3:09:36 for 121st place. He has just three more 26.2-milers ahead, including Jacksonville, Fla. this weekend and the first-ever Drake Well Marathon on Dec. 23, in his home town of Titusville, Pa., which he had to organize himself because no other marathon was available on Christmas weekend."
  20. http://fiddy2.org/faq.html
  21. http://www.littlerockmarathon.com/Information/RockStars.cfm
  22. http://qcmarathon.blogspot.com/2006/09/fiddy2-coming-to-qcm.html
  23. http://fiddy2.org/images/NFpaper.jpg
  24. http:www.fiddy2.org/results.html

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