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Fluid is very proud to announce that Dane Rauschenberg is the newest addition to the rapidly growing Fluid Family! At 34, Dane is an amateur athlete who, in 2006, successively ran a certified marathon every weekend of the year to benefit the Mobile, Alabama chapter of L'Arche Internationale as part of an effort he has called "Fiddy2".

But for Dane, that's really just the tip of the iceberg. In addition to raising over $44,000 to date for L’Arche Mobile, Dane has also:

• Ran all 202 miles of the American Odyssey Relay – solo- in just over 50 hours.

• Won the Inaugural Drake Well Marathon - where twenty participants ran 105.5 times around a high school track in Titusville, Pennsylvania. Rauschenberg also served as the race director for this race to keep his 52 marathon streak alive. 

• Ran the 100k Sawtooth Relay as a solo athlete, beating ¼ of the 6-person relay teams.

• Won the PT Cruiser Challenge - an event consisting of a 15k, 5k and marathon all in 24 hours.

• Owns the farthest distance ever run (84 miles) at the Presque Isle Personal Endurance Classic - a 12 hour race in Erie, Pennsylvania.

• Ran over 122 lifetime marathons (and counting) with a personal best of 2:49:36.

Are you overwhelmed by accomplishment yet? Well keep reading!

• Selected as a member of Team Elite for Powerbar for 2010-2012

• Selected as a Top 10 Finalist for the 2009 Energizer Keep Going Award

• Chosen as the 50 State and DC Marathon Club’s 2009 Humanitarian of the Year.

• Created the “Charity Chaser” event where Dane begins dead last and runs down other participants to raise money for local charities.  In four marathons, Dane has raised over $65,000.

• Invited as a solo runner to MBC Hangang Marathon in Seoul, Korea. Dane made this his 4th marathon in 13 days and posted a 2:56 time, placing in the top 5%.

• Ran the Boston Marathon course twice in one day, joining race director Dave McGillivray in running the course again mere hours after completing the fabled race in a time of 3:01.

• Invited as a special guest to the Dalian Marathon in China by the running shoe company, Li Ning.

• Chosen as the first person to be featured in a Road ID advertisement.

• One of MarathonGuide.com’s Outstanding USA Marathoners of the Year – 2006.

Phew! After all that, we really don't have much else to say, other than we're stoked he's on our team!

So Dane, welcome to the Fluid Family! We can't wait to see what you accomplish with Fluid under your belt, both athletically and philanthropically, and we look forward to working together to make the world a happier, healthier place!

If you want to learn more about Dane and his pursuits, or to see where he's running and speaking next, check out his website: www.seedanerun.com