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See Dane Run: One Man 52 Weekends, 52 Marathons

Foreword by Dick Beardsley:

Dane Rauschenberg’s account of his personal triumph, all the hard work, the long hours, and the solitary effort is a must read for anyone who has ever dreamed of doing the impossible. It is an honor to be asked to write the foreword to this journal of one man's determination to fulfill a lifelong dream.

To run a marathon takes a certain kind of courage, a commitment to long, often solitary training runs in all conditions, a singularity of purpose and not just a little bit of faith. To run 52 marathons in 52 weeks is an order of magnitude of difference. The focus and determination, the flexibility to take what the marathon gives you and the faith to go on, to keep on when every part of you wants to stop, this is the mark of the true long distance runner.

I have run many marathons in my life. At one time as an elite runner and now as competitive masters runner with a commitment to giving it my best every time I set out. No matter what one's status is as a runner, the miles hurt each of us in much the same way, and equally, those same miles raise us up to be our best in much the same way. The people we meet, the sights we see, the things we learn about who we are and in the end, why we are here, are valuable not only to each of us individually but to anyone who has ever set out on a long journey of unknown result.

So put on your good running shoes, settle back in your comfortable chair and go on a journey with a remarkable runner, a remarkable man....Dane Rauschenberg

See Dane Run
by Dane Rauschenberg

6" X 8.5", trade paper, December 2008, 245 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0-9683158-5-9
ISBN-10: 0-9683158-5-2

Price: $24.90 CAD

To run a marathon takes a ceftain kind of courage, a commitment to long, often solitary training runs in all conditions, a singularity of purpose and not iust a little bit of faith. To run 52 marathons in 52 weeks is an order of magnitude of difference. ... So put on your gaod running shoes, settle back in your comfortable chair and go on a iourney with a remarkable runner, a remarkable man.... Dane Rauschenberg

  - Dick Beardsley, 3rd fastest American born runner and the Sth fastest U.S. men's marathon time in history.
    Two-time Olympic Trials   Marathon qualifier, and past winner of the London Marathon.

You probably will never run a year's worth of marathons at the rate of one every week; very few mamthoners ever have. Maybe you won't even run one marathon, since even with fhe U.S. marathoning population exceeding a quarter-million that's still iust one American in every 10a0. Whatever your indulgence level in this sport, you'll enioy getting to know Dane Rauschenberg, and you'll maruel at all he has done. His lovingly descibed experiences wilt inspire you to do a little more and to try a little harden That we can all do.

  - Joe Henderson, veteran running-magazine editor and writer

"All of us ordinary people are capable of doing ertraordinary things but sometimes if takes a little extra inspiration to make some of us believe that for ourselves. Dane Rauschenbergb book provides iust the inspiration we all could use. He teaches us how to have the courage and the guts to set challenging goals, make the commitment to pursue them as well as battle the odds and the hurdles that are inevitable along the way. lf you ever had the desire to accomplish something you once thought was mpossible, this book will help give you the confidence to take that first important sfep."

  - Dave McGillivray, Race Director, B.A.A. Boston Marathon

"Dane has accomplished something that very few people have done, and you need to read this book to understand what the term "Weekend Warrior" really means."

  - Jerry Dunn, a.k.a. America's Marathon Man