Introducing Jeff Rau, Fearless Leader

(Funny bio)
Jeff Rau, who at 41 still sports the physique of a 22 year old Kenyan distance prodigy, is the fearless leader of Team Cheaper by the Dozen. All his waking moments are consumed by the MC200 so this is his full time job. As team captain, he gets to run whichever legs he wants. Rumor has it that he will run the entire 200 miles just to make sure nobody falls off pace.

At age 12, his parents arranged a marriage with Jill, the daughter of the neighboring tribe's chief. The dowry included hundreds of sheep and gazelles which now roam the land at their Oregon residence. Their children, Dan (29), Hannah (28 and 3 months), and Abby (27 and 5 months) - the first years of marriage were very busy -- attend to the large flocks and are awaiting their arranged marriages.

While running, Jeff has attempted Lasik eye surgery. Unfortunately it didn't take. He lists his best race as the Sparta Veterans Memorial 2k walk - he took 2nd in the age group two age groups higher than his.

Jeff is running the MC200 because his brother lives along the route. He borrowed a DVD from his brother, but doesn't have the postage to return it by mail. His goal for the race is to finally gain some control over his nuclear flatulance. He claims to have it 30% contained, but the top kill method only has a 60% success rate and has never been tried in an extreme condition such as this.




(Actual bio)
Jeff Rau, 41, is a civil engineer for Strand Associates, Inc. As team captain, he gets the honor of running the anchor leg and crossing the finish line in Chicago. His legs are 12, 24, and 36. Jeff has been married for 18 years to his junior high school sweetheart Jill and has 3 children ranging in age from 7 to 14.

Jeff's hobbies include playing with his Black Lab, Hillcrest Bible Church activities and leadership, and watching the kids in their sports of running, swimming, etc.

Jeff's favorite race is the Green Bay Marathon where he never hit the wall and ran a PR of 3:29:15. The craziest thing that's happened to Jeff while running was almost getting passed by the Grim Reaper (that's the sign of a bad race!) in the Chicago Marathon. Jeff completed his 7th marathon on May 1 and has run 2 half marathons. In 53 weeks during 2008-2009, he ran 5 of those 7 marathons.

Jeff is running, and leading, our MC200 team because it sounded like a fun time and he has never done a relay. His goal is to keep people happy, have fun, lots of laughs, and lots of memories.