BALTIMORE, Md. - (September 16, 2008) - Corrigan Sports Enterprises has announced that Dane Rauschenberg will be this year's RBC Wealth Management Charity Chaser at the Under Armour Baltimore Marathon on Saturday, October 11.
The Charity Chaser was created three years cooperatively between Corrigan Sports and Ferris, Baker Watts in an effort to raise money for the United Way of Central Maryland. RBC Wealth Management who acquired Ferris, Baker Watts earlier this year is pleased to carry on the tradition. One runner starts dead last and tries to pass as many runners as possible. In the inaugural year, Chris Dean passed 2,086 runners collecting $6,258 for the United Way of Central Maryland. Last year, FBW employee Greg Manara ran by 4,001 runners to accumulate $8,002.
Rauschenberg, 32, is an amateur athlete who, in 2006, successively ran a certified marathon every weekend to benefit the Mobile, Alabama chapter of L'Arche Internationale as part of an effort titled "Fiddy2", raising over $44,000 to date for L'Arche Mobile. He was one of 2006 MarathonGuide.com's Outstanding USA Marathoners of the Year as well as the co-Male Runner of the Year by the Washington Running Club. This will be Rauschenberg's second stint as a Charity Chaser. He served in the same capacity at the 2007 Frederick Marathon, passing 705 of a possible 721 runners.
The 8th Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival will take place on Saturday, October 11 beginning at 8:00am. The day includes the forementioned marathon, CareFirst Blue Cross BlueShield Half-Marathon and Legg Mason Four-Person Team Relay as well as the United Way 5K and Kids' Fun Run. The event has generated over 75 million dollars in revenue for the city and over 4 million dollars for local charities. For more information or to register, visit: The BaltimoreMarathon.com.
Ryan Lamppa, Running USA Media Director
(805) 696-6232; Fax = (805) 659-0016
Ryan@RunningUSA.org
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