Elise & Michael run the Lewa Safari Marathon!

Please support us as we run the Lewa Safari Marathon, raising vital funds for Tusk!

Elise & Michael

Amount Raised:

$3,327

70%

52 remaining days

Target: $4,700

41 Donations

My story

For our honeymoon, we wanted to do something truly meaningful—a once-in-a-lifetime challenge that reflected our shared love of adventure and purpose. Running a marathon at altitude to raise funds for vital conservation efforts felt like the perfect fit.This cause is especially close to our hearts. Mike spent several months in Namibia conducting conservation research, working alongside local communities to help develop sustainable tourism models that support wildlife protection and create economic opportunities—rather than hunting. Seeing firsthand how conservation can positively impact both people and animals left a lasting impression on him. This marathon will be my 5th and Mike’s 4th, but without question it will be the most challenging—and the most rewarding—yet. Every donation helps support Tusk’s vital work protecting Africa’s wildlife and landscapes for generations to come. Thank you so much for being part of this journey with us.

Afternoon Ride via Strava

May 31, 2026, 6:23:24 PM

Activity: Ride Distance: 3.7 km Time: 19m 14s Elevation: 41 meters

Morning run pre BEVERLY PORCHFEST via Strava

May 31, 2026, 2:40:57 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 11.27 km Time: 1h 10m 2s Elevation: 73 meters

Sunday Afternoon Run via Strava

May 31, 2026, 2:40:00 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 1.52 km Time: 5m 39s

LIFT! via Strava

May 31, 2026, 10:57:50 AM

Jelly arms🪼

Activity: Weight training Time: 57m 14s

1km Repeats, Speed work, Legs Up via Strava

May 30, 2026, 7:55:57 PM

Love how easy that felt… 1.3mi warm up at a conversational pace (no faster than 6.9mph), 90s walking rest 4 reps of: • 0.62mi at 8.8mph (8.6-9.0mph), 90s walking rest 0.8mi cool down at a conversational pace (or slower!)

Activity: Run Distance: 7.7 km Time: 40m 8s

Evening Run with Mike via Strava

May 27, 2026, 10:42:46 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 5.65 km Time: 39m 13s Elevation: 21 meters

Morning Run via Strava

May 26, 2026, 11:06:43 AM

Activity: Run Distance: 7.24 km Time: 50m 29s Elevation: 45 meters

Morning Weight Training via Strava

May 24, 2026, 11:00:56 AM

Activity: Weight training Time: 1h 1m 46s

20 miles in Denver! via Strava

May 22, 2026, 1:37:48 PM

Most important training block for the Kenya Safari Marathon—20 miles at the same elevation as the race Mid way stop for coffee too

Activity: Run Distance: 32.28 km Time: 3h 37m 1s Elevation: 133 meters

Evening Pickleball via Strava

May 20, 2026, 10:36:55 PM

Activity: Workout Distance: 1.66 km Time: 45m 46s

Afternoon Run via Strava

May 20, 2026, 6:58:51 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 2.7 km Time: 18m 25s Elevation: 18 meters

Some light heat training in this 100 May heat?!?! via Strava

May 19, 2026, 8:02:31 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 2.42 km Time: 14m 55s Elevation: 13 meters

Morning Run via Strava

May 19, 2026, 12:59:34 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 3.72 km Time: 24m 57s Elevation: 20 meters

Easy run with Mike via Strava

May 17, 2026, 12:32:47 PM

Felt hard after lifting this AM

Activity: Run Distance: 16.23 km Time: 1h 47m 8s Elevation: 68 meters

Morning Weight Training via Strava

May 17, 2026, 11:01:28 AM

Activity: Weight training Time: 56m 19s

Afternoon Run via Strava

May 16, 2026, 6:52:33 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 4.09 km Time: 27m 53s Elevation: 38 meters

Will run for Salem willow slushies via Strava

May 16, 2026, 5:51:57 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 4.06 km Time: 29m 49s Elevation: 25 meters

Morning Beverly Ride via Strava

May 16, 2026, 1:30:35 PM

Gosh my town is so pretty

Activity: Ride Distance: 21.67 km Time: 1h 7m 52s Elevation: 140 meters

Morning Pilates via Strava

May 14, 2026, 8:59:04 AM

Activity: Workout Time: 50m 38s

Morning Yoga via Strava

May 12, 2026, 9:00:32 AM

Activity: Yoga Time: 47m 50s

Morning Swim via Strava

May 11, 2026, 11:35:34 AM

Activity: Swimming Distance: 2.7 km Time: 28m 26s

Evening Yoga via Strava

May 10, 2026, 10:01:05 PM

Activity: Yoga Time: 59m 47s

Afternoon Tennis via Strava

May 10, 2026, 6:38:57 PM

Activity: Workout Distance: 0.13 km Time: 30m 19s

Bike season is back via Strava

May 10, 2026, 12:31:55 PM

Activity: Ride Distance: 15.37 km Time: 46m 25s Elevation: 111 meters

Evening Weight Training via Strava

May 6, 2026, 11:05:26 PM

Activity: Weight training Time: 12m 9s

Evening Elliptical via Strava

May 6, 2026, 10:44:21 PM

Activity: Elliptical Time: 20m 40s

Morning Walk via Strava

May 6, 2026, 11:58:30 AM

Activity: Walk Distance: 3.54 km Time: 37m 53s Elevation: 29 meters

Afternoon Walk via Strava

May 5, 2026, 9:18:22 PM

Activity: Walk Distance: 3.56 km Time: 48m 5s Elevation: 49 meters

Morning Walk via Strava

May 5, 2026, 11:45:24 AM

Activity: Walk Distance: 3.53 km Time: 43m 44s Elevation: 24 meters

Pittsburgh Half Marathon via Strava

May 3, 2026, 11:01:15 AM

Executed that perfectly and hit my goal pace! Difficult but epic course! 😍

Activity: Run Distance: 21.24 km Time: 1h 42m 35s Elevation: 137 meters

Morning Swim via Strava

Apr 28, 2026, 6:22:35 AM

Activity: Swimming Distance: 0.4 km Time: 8m 38s

Morning Weight Training via Strava

Apr 28, 2026, 6:02:53 AM

Activity: Weight training Time: 19m 16s

Lunch Hike via Strava

Apr 26, 2026, 8:23:02 AM

Activity: Hike Distance: 4.3 km Time: 1h 15m 58s Elevation: 245 meters

Morning E-Bike Ride via Strava

Apr 25, 2026, 6:23:00 AM

Activity: EBike ride Distance: 9.87 km Time: 1h 32m 29s Elevation: 125 meters

Barrys via Strava

Apr 21, 2026, 5:01:10 AM

Activity: Workout Time: 1h 11s

Afternoon Yoga via Strava

Apr 20, 2026, 4:53:49 PM

Activity: Yoga Time: 1h 6m 22s

Yin Yoga via Strava

Apr 19, 2026, 4:41:50 PM

Activity: Yoga Time: 1h 6m 36s

Another London Long run via Strava

Apr 19, 2026, 11:32:13 AM

Body is down for the count after Sicily’s early mornings and wine tastings

Activity: Run Distance: 24.09 km Time: 2h 44m 9s Elevation: 84 meters

Afternoon Run via Strava

Apr 18, 2026, 12:46:13 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 5.1 km Time: 31m 42s Elevation: 9 meters

Morning Weight Training via Strava

Apr 13, 2026, 5:13:22 AM

Activity: Weight training Time: 13m 59s

Morning Run via Strava

Apr 13, 2026, 4:37:12 AM

Activity: Run Distance: 6.77 km Time: 34m 33s

“She’s a runner, she’s a tourist” via Strava

Apr 11, 2026, 10:54:33 AM

Activity: Run Distance: 24.14 km Time: 2h 20m 24s Elevation: 122 meters

Morning workout via Strava

Apr 8, 2026, 5:43:35 AM

Honestly legs were so heavy

Activity: Run Distance: 8.88 km Time: 54m 30s Elevation: 10 meters

Morning Run via Strava

Apr 8, 2026, 5:30:53 AM

Activity: Run Distance: 1.75 km Time: 11m 1s Elevation: 2 meters

New Pilates Class in London via Strava

Apr 6, 2026, 6:44:41 AM

Activity: Workout Time: 1h 3m 54s

Recovery run via Strava

Apr 6, 2026, 5:31:12 AM

Activity: Run Distance: 5.24 km Time: 35m 23s Elevation: 3 meters

Long Easy Run-Victoria Park Laps via Strava

Apr 4, 2026, 8:55:16 AM

Activity: Run Distance: 21.09 km Time: 2h 5m 1s Elevation: 35 meters

Morning Pilates via Strava

Apr 2, 2026, 1:29:09 PM

Activity: Workout Time: 55m 15s

Afternoon Walk via Strava

Apr 1, 2026, 9:54:08 PM

Activity: Walk Distance: 3.6 km Time: 39m 19s Elevation: 57 meters

Morning Walk via Strava

Apr 1, 2026, 12:09:07 PM

Activity: Walk Distance: 3.99 km Time: 43m 21s Elevation: 25 meters

Evening Weight Training via Strava

Mar 31, 2026, 10:22:06 PM

Activity: Weight training Time: 19m 36s

Tempo 2 Miles via Strava

Mar 31, 2026, 9:56:51 PM

Lewa Safari Marathon Plan (Week 5/17) 1mi warm up at a conversational pace (no faster than 6.9mph) 2mi at 8.3mph (8.1-8.5mph), 150s walking rest

Activity: Run Distance: 4.84 km Time: 23m 6s

Cambridge Classic 5K-21:17 Chip Time via Strava

Mar 29, 2026, 1:31:42 PM

Not a PR but pretty happy with that!

Activity: Run Distance: 5.01 km Time: 21m 26s Elevation: 4 meters

Morning Run via Strava

Mar 27, 2026, 12:50:55 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 4.03 km Time: 25m 52s Elevation: 34 meters

Morning Walk via Strava

Mar 26, 2026, 12:21:19 PM

Activity: Walk Distance: 3.77 km Time: 40m 48s Elevation: 26 meters

Evening Yoga via Strava

Mar 25, 2026, 11:26:34 PM

Activity: Yoga Time: 1h 6m 58s

Morning Walk via Strava

Mar 25, 2026, 12:17:29 PM

Activity: Walk Distance: 3.65 km Time: 42m 24s Elevation: 26 meters

Afternoon Walk via Strava

Mar 24, 2026, 9:25:45 PM

Activity: Walk Distance: 3.84 km Time: 46m 13s Elevation: 45 meters

Afternoon Run via Strava

Mar 24, 2026, 6:39:54 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 9.67 km Time: 52m 25s Elevation: 17 meters

Evening Weight Training via Strava

Mar 23, 2026, 11:40:20 PM

Activity: Weight training Time: 15m 52s

Run with mike via Strava

Mar 21, 2026, 7:09:04 PM

But mikes got an additionally 6 to go

Activity: Run Distance: 17.71 km Time: 1h 46m 13s Elevation: 125 meters

Morning Hike + plus drive home lol via Strava

Mar 21, 2026, 1:01:41 PM

Forgot to stop the watch

Activity: Hike Distance: 9.08 km Time: 1h 3m 22s Elevation: 82 meters

Morning Pilates via Strava

Mar 21, 2026, 10:58:43 AM

Activity: Workout Time: 51m 53s

Lunch Run via Strava

Mar 20, 2026, 3:55:52 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 4.44 km Time: 21m 53s Elevation: 28 meters

1km Repeats via Strava

Mar 18, 2026, 9:00:39 PM

Lewa Safari Marathon Plan (Week 3/17) 1.3mi warm up at a conversational pace (no faster than 6.9mph), 90s walking rest 4 reps of: • 0.62mi at 8.7mph (8.5-8.9mph), 90s walking rest 0.8mi cool down at a conversational pace (or slower!)

Activity: Run Distance: 7.58 km Time: 40m 11s

Hot Power via Strava

Mar 17, 2026, 9:02:17 AM

Activity: Yoga Time: 48m 10s

Afternoon Run via Strava

Mar 16, 2026, 7:52:38 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 7.39 km Time: 43m 6s Elevation: 39 meters

Morning Walk via Strava

Mar 16, 2026, 1:48:00 PM

Activity: Walk Distance: 3.22 km Time: 52m 54s Elevation: 42 meters

Evening Yoga via Strava

Mar 15, 2026, 10:00:01 PM

Activity: Yoga Time: 2h 53m 54s

Morning Weight Training via Strava

Mar 15, 2026, 11:01:23 AM

Activity: Weight training Time: 1h 47s

Yoga Sculpt via Strava

Mar 14, 2026, 10:59:06 AM

Activity: Workout Time: 52m 41s

Afternoon Pickleball via Strava

Mar 13, 2026, 9:57:49 PM

Activity: Workout Distance: 0.21 km Time: 48m 27s

Lunch Run via Strava

Mar 12, 2026, 4:47:46 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 4.95 km Time: 28m 56s Elevation: 31 meters

Evening Yoga via Strava

Mar 11, 2026, 11:28:53 PM

Activity: Yoga Time: 1h 3m 10s

Afternoon Run via Strava

Mar 11, 2026, 5:46:28 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 6.45 km Time: 31m 53s Elevation: 25.5 meters

Plum Island Long run with Mike via Strava

Mar 8, 2026, 5:25:43 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 19.31 km Time: 2h 2m 13s Elevation: 20 meters

Afternoon Run via Strava

Mar 5, 2026, 7:55:07 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 4.96 km Time: 28m 34s Elevation: 32 meters

After work WORK—Pyramid Set via Strava

Mar 3, 2026, 10:11:22 PM

Cambridge Spring Classic Plan (Week 6/9) 1.25mi warm up at a conversational pace (no faster than 7mph), 90s walking rest 0.12mi at 9.9mph, 60s walking rest 0.25mi at 9.5mph, 90s walking rest 0.37mi at 9.4mph, 90s walking rest 0.5mi at 9mph, 90s walking rest 0.62mi at 8.9mph, 120s walking rest 0.5mi at 9mph, 90s walking rest 0.37mi at 9.4mph, 90s walking rest 0.25mi at 9.5mph, 90s walking rest 0.12mi at 9.9mph, 60s walking rest 1.0mi cool down at a conversational pace (or slower!)

Activity: Run Distance: 9.17 km Time: 48m 26s

Evening Yoga via Strava

Mar 3, 2026, 12:14:23 AM

Activity: Yoga Time: 1h 1m 9s

Salem slog ⚓️🧙‍♀️❄️ via Strava

Mar 1, 2026, 7:13:07 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 11.32 km Time: 1h 12m 40s Elevation: 74 meters

Still icy but getting better ☀️ via Strava

Feb 27, 2026, 6:32:21 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 8.05 km Time: 44m 15s Elevation: 62 meters

Treadmill via Strava

Feb 26, 2026, 11:07:35 AM

Activity: Run Distance: 1.61 km Time: 8m 10s

Morning Stair-Stepper via Strava

Feb 26, 2026, 10:44:40 AM

Activity: Stair stepper Time: 21m 41s

Afternoon Run via Strava

Feb 24, 2026, 8:02:44 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 3.38 km Time: 20m 19s Elevation: 19 meters

Yin Yoga🧘🏼‍♀️🧘🏼‍♀️ via Strava

Feb 22, 2026, 11:01:30 PM

Activity: Yoga Time: 1h 38s

Quick run before the storm via Strava

Feb 22, 2026, 9:22:52 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 3.23 km Time: 18m 7s Elevation: 22 meters

Short & Sweet Progressive Speed Workout via Strava

Feb 21, 2026, 4:11:13 PM

.5 mile warm up 1 mile at 9.1mph .5 mile cool down .5 mile 9.5mph .25 mile 10mph

Activity: Run Distance: 4.55 km Time: 21m 5s

Lunch Pilates via Strava

Feb 20, 2026, 5:01:09 PM

Activity: Workout Time: 2h 17m 14s

Cool down back home via Strava

Feb 18, 2026, 7:02:48 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 2.77 km Time: 19m 4s Elevation: 10 meters

2 Mile Time Trial via Strava

Feb 18, 2026, 6:43:15 PM

warm up on the run to the Y 2mi time trial at 9.1mph, 180s walking rest 0.25mi cool down at a conversational pace (or slower!)

Activity: Run Distance: 3.28 km Time: 13m 36s

Warm up to the Y via Strava

Feb 18, 2026, 6:20:57 PM

2 mile time trail on the treadmill today

Activity: Run Distance: 2.8 km Time: 16m 35s Elevation: 16 meters

Evening Yoga via Strava

Feb 18, 2026, 12:27:16 AM

Activity: Yoga Time: 1h 4m 32s

Afternoon Walk via Strava

Feb 17, 2026, 9:13:38 PM

Activity: Walk Distance: 1.78 km Time: 21m 27s Elevation: 16 meters

Hot Power via Strava

Feb 17, 2026, 9:59:21 AM

Activity: Yoga Time: 48m 56s

Long run with Mike via Strava

Feb 16, 2026, 4:26:00 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 13.9 km Time: 1h 22m 19s Elevation: 37 meters

Morning Run via Strava

Feb 15, 2026, 2:26:50 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 1.62 km Time: 8m 33s Elevation: 17 meters

Morning Swim via Strava

Feb 13, 2026, 11:11:46 AM

Activity: Swimming Distance: 1.47 km Time: 24m 22s

Evening Pilates via Strava

Feb 12, 2026, 11:13:47 PM

Activity: Workout Time: 49m 12s

Afternoon Run via Strava

Feb 12, 2026, 8:44:13 PM

Activity: Run Distance: 3.22 km Time: 16m 59s Elevation: 19 meters

Lunch Ride via Strava

Feb 11, 2026, 5:40:32 PM

Activity: Ride Time: 17m 7s

6.5mi Long Run via Strava

Feb 9, 2026, 11:32:10 PM

Cambridge Spring Classic Plan (Week 2/9) 6.5mi at a conversational pace

Activity: Run Distance: 9.98 km Time: 1h 2m 6s

Morning Alpine Ski via Strava

Feb 7, 2026, 1:57:48 PM

Activity: Alpine ski Distance: 20.01 km Time: 1h 43m 7s Elevation: 189.4 meters

Overall Fundraiser Leaderboard

Peri Mendelsohn

Peri runs the Lewa Safari Half Marathon!$5,948

Pete "Fartmaster Fresh" Horvath and James "Juicin' Jimmothy" Van Steenkiste

Keep Pete & Jimmy Running Faster Than the Food Chain$4,800

Maisie & Julie Donohue

Miles for the Wild: Maisie's Lewa Safari Half Marathon$4,629

Elise & Michael

Elise & Michael run the Lewa Safari Marathon!$3,327

Natasha Maters

Natasha runs the Lewa Safari Marathon!$2,617

Elise & Michael run the Lewa Safari Marathon!

Elise & Michael

Amount Raised:

My story

Activity Totals

Afternoon Ride via Strava

Morning run pre BEVERLY PORCHFEST via Strava

Sunday Afternoon Run via Strava

LIFT! via Strava

1km Repeats, Speed work, Legs Up via Strava

Evening Run with Mike via Strava

Morning Run via Strava

Morning Weight Training via Strava

20 miles in Denver! via Strava

Evening Pickleball via Strava

Afternoon Run via Strava

Some light heat training in this 100 May heat?!?! via Strava

Morning Run via Strava

Easy run with Mike via Strava

Morning Weight Training via Strava

Afternoon Run via Strava

Will run for Salem willow slushies via Strava

Morning Beverly Ride via Strava

Morning Pilates via Strava

Morning Yoga via Strava

Morning Swim via Strava

Evening Yoga via Strava

Afternoon Tennis via Strava

Bike season is back via Strava

Evening Weight Training via Strava

Evening Elliptical via Strava

Morning Walk via Strava

Afternoon Walk via Strava

Morning Walk via Strava

Pittsburgh Half Marathon via Strava

Morning Swim via Strava

Morning Weight Training via Strava

Lunch Hike via Strava

Morning E-Bike Ride via Strava

Barrys via Strava

Afternoon Yoga via Strava

Yin Yoga via Strava

Another London Long run via Strava

Afternoon Run via Strava

Morning Weight Training via Strava

Morning Run via Strava

“She’s a runner, she’s a tourist” via Strava

Morning workout via Strava

Morning Run via Strava

New Pilates Class in London via Strava

Recovery run via Strava

Long Easy Run-Victoria Park Laps via Strava

Morning Pilates via Strava

Afternoon Walk via Strava

Morning Walk via Strava

Evening Weight Training via Strava

Tempo 2 Miles via Strava

Cambridge Classic 5K-21:17 Chip Time via Strava

Morning Run via Strava

Morning Walk via Strava

Evening Yoga via Strava

Morning Walk via Strava

Afternoon Walk via Strava

Afternoon Run via Strava

Evening Weight Training via Strava

Run with mike via Strava

Morning Hike + plus drive home lol via Strava

Morning Pilates via Strava

Lunch Run via Strava

1km Repeats via Strava

Hot Power via Strava

Afternoon Run via Strava

Morning Walk via Strava

Evening Yoga via Strava

Morning Weight Training via Strava

Yoga Sculpt via Strava

Afternoon Pickleball via Strava

Lunch Run via Strava

Evening Yoga via Strava

Afternoon Run via Strava