Rob DeCou is highly involved in ultra-endurance sports and uses this passion to raise awareness and build community around important issues. 

In 2017, Rob completed a 146-mile run across Death Valley to the top of Mt. Whitney known as “the World’s Toughest Foot Race”, raising $700,000 for End Polio Now, Rotary’s global campaign to eradicate polio. The prior year, Rob completed the solo Race Across America, known as “the World’s Toughest Bicycle Race”, a 3,000-mile journey from coast to coast raising over $20,000 to fund brain cancer research. In 2019, Rob swam the 18 mile crossing from Port Angeles, Washington to Victoria, Canada across the Strait of Juan de Fuca raising over $10,000 through Rotary to fight human trafficking. In October 2020, Rob became the 7th-person to complete Uberman, known as the “World’s Toughest Ultra-Ironman”, raising over $55,000 in the fight against human trafficking. 

Rob is the Executive Producer and Co-Founder at Lux Virtual, a full service marketing agency that creates Hollywood-grade video, animation, and immersive experiences to simplify and illuminate brilliant ideas. He is also a proud member of the Playa Venice Rotary Club. Rob lives in Port Angeles, WA with his wife Kristin, son Hudson, and daughter Kalea.

 

Next up for events, Rob will be running the 68 mile Backbone Trail from Santa Monica to Pt. Mugu teaming up once again with Rotary.