Corrigan Sports Enterprises announced today that Dane Rauschenberg will be this year's RBC Wealth Management Charity Chaser at the Under Armour Baltimore Marathon on Saturday, October 11, 2008.

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 more than $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 eighth annual Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival will take place on Saturday, October 11th beginning at 8:00 a.m. The day includes the aforementioned 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, now in its eighth year, has generated more than 75 million dollars in revenue for the city and more than 4 million dollars for local charities.

The Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival is managed and promoted by Corrigan Sports Enterprises, the leader in sports marketing and event management in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. region Corrigan Sports Enterprises is a leader in sports promotions in the Baltimore/Washington, DC region. Founded in 1991, CSE owns and operates the following events: Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival, The CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Frederick Running Festival, The University of Maryland Heart Center Baltimore 10-miler, The Charm City Challenge, The Under Armour Capital Classic All-Star Basketball Game, the Toyota Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, The Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic, and the annual Baltimore BikeJam Pro Cycling event.

In photo, Dane Rauschenberg races in the 2006 Richmond Marathon. That year he ran 52 Marathons in 52 Weekends .