90km Run for Wild Lions

12/02/2023

Please sign this petition!🦁🙏

Sign now

01/09/2022

2nd last day to make a donation towards our campaign to save the African Wild Lion. 🦁🐾🙏

https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backabuddy.co.za%2Fchampion%2Fproject%2Fmelissa-and-sune-90km-run-for-wild-lions%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2Me5TUxDqdMT5llrWGg4XhvZoxVMRqTiW4-0PyNVbjFduonc270VsB6xQ&h=AT0sKeMzrUGaRQryVatZfgCXrs4YTJkcv6DVgIaEDy3RjFRxmfpKa8PaxLK7-k7vhtT062GfnhXZ4lNtzjDlZCpveTNX2E-pTNWOtRQE8pwUEoloPMt1u-9Qbcaf4rDa-vsANQ

It is difficult to comprehend why the majestic African Lion is in trouble. For most, the Lion is the top predator to see on any safari “bucket list”

01/09/2022

We made it!! 🙏🤩🦁
It was super tough and challenging, but we are so grateful to have made it!
Thank you for everyone's support and encouragement, we appreciate it so much! ❤️

Melissa Jacobs
Suné Alexander
Endangered Wildlife Trust

26/08/2022

Want to know how we're doing on Sunday?

You can track us by our race numbers on the Comrades app.
Just download the Comrades application and search our numbers. 😉

We really appreciate all the support and good luck messages. 🥰

26/08/2022

One week left to make donations to our awesome campaign. 🦁🤩💪

Thanks so much to every single donation received so far, we appreciate it so much. Thank you for supporting us in saving our LION! 🦁🇿🇦🐾

https://www.backabuddy.co.za/melissa-and-sune-90km-run-for-wild-lions

It is difficult to comprehend why the majestic African Lion is in trouble. For most, the Lion is the top predator to see on any safari “bucket list”

24/08/2022

4️⃣ days... 🤩🦁❤️🏃🏼‍♀️

22/08/2022

Running shirts ✅
Nervous ✅
Excited ✅

21/08/2022

7 days to go! 😜🦁💪🏃🏼‍♀️

12/08/2022

15 days till Comrades... 😬🤩
20 days left to make a donation... 🙏🦁

04/08/2022

Thank you Endangered Wildlife Trust for promoting our cause to save the African Wild Lion! 🙏
Only 23 days to go! 🏃🏼‍♀️😜

Click on the link below for more information. 😃👇

Check out our brand new edition of Conservation Matters for the latest and greatest news from the EWT.https://linku.cc/2f5BDL

24/07/2022

Thank you Endangered Wildlife Trust for promoting our cause. 🦁

Please back the lion, by backing a buddy.💪

You can even wait till we have finished the Comrades,last day for donations is 2 September 2022.

Melissa Jacobs
Suné Alexander

Mellisa and Sune are passionate about the plight of our wild lions and are running the Comrades Marathon to raise money for the EWT's lion project in the GLTFCA.

17/07/2022

We are really grateful for the privilege to be able to train for one of the world's most famous ultra marathons, being right on our doorstep.

08/07/2022

Some shocking facts from EWT's page. 🦁

Lion Recovery Fund

08/07/2022

50 days left before the BIG DAY and we still have R495 000 to raise for the Endangered Wildlife Trust's lion-specific projects. 🦁

YOU can be part of the solution to help save the African Wild Lion!

Melissa and Suné are (and will definitely be on the day),doing the hard work, BUT they need YOUR assistance.
Any donation,no matter how big or small will be so greatly appreciated! 🙏

Thank you so much to those who have contributed so far, we appreciate it so much.

Please click on the link below, for more information, to make a donation 🙂
PS: just a reminder, 100% of the donations gets distributed to the EWT.

https://www.backabuddy.co.za/melissa-and-sune-90km-run-for-wild-lions

04/07/2022

We are very honored to feature in the Endangered Wildlife Trust's newsletter for June 2022.

Have a look. 😀🦁

https://voxlite.evlink17.net/public/messages/view-online/jzaZSI7nwgtuGtEG/Z21Y5KK2Gk5oN8W0

03/07/2022

Dolphin Coast Marathon - ✅
Dedication and suffering - ✅
High levels of crazy - ✅
Best running partners in crime - ✅

I (Suné) just want to share something of today's race. I think it's important to also share the bad experiences, as this journey is definitely not always just about smiles after successful early morning long runs!

Melissa and I were very excited about today's race,and this was a big one for us, as we wanted to better our time for the Comrades, to be in a better batch for startoff. Melissa were struggling with a sore foot recently, but she had that under control, so nothing could stop us! So we thought.

The race went well, we were on track and taking our nutrition in time. After about an hour and a half in, I started feeling dizzy and drained, and I couldn't understand why, because I kept hydrated and I took my supplements in time.

Obviously I had no choice but to push through and finish. First of all, I'm not a quitter, second of all, Melissa and I are a team, so we do this together (and if you know both of us personally you'll know we're not quitters)!

Melissa kept me going, she spotted energade (which is something that really helps me and which they unfortunately did not have at the water tables) hawk-eyed.

She did not leave my side (and she did not tell me how pale I was at some stages, which is good, because the human mind can play around with you, if you hear how bad you look, you feel sicker).

Towards the end my hamstring started cramping, there were very kind people who assisted, when we got to the next watertable, Melissa rubbed my hammie with DeepHeat and cooled it with ice.
By this time she herself was also not feeling her strongest anymore.

We just kept going! One foot in front of the other!

We finished together, and we did not better our time, but we still finished below the qualifying time!
We think we know what the problem is, I sweat excessively and drink A LOT of water, not replacing enough electrolytes, salt and magnesium. But I will definitely get this sorted!

I was feeling very disappointed in myself after the race, I felt like I did not only let myself down, but also my running partner, because if she did not have to hold back because of me, she would have made a better time. I then read the second image below (which Melissa sent me, reminding me that I must not be so hard on myself) , and I realized that I have so many reasons to be grateful instead!

The moral of the story is, it's hard, it's really hard, it will always be hard, but hard is what makes it so much more worth it in the end! And of course, having THE BEST running buddy! Dankie Melissa Jacobs! ❤️

If there's maybe someone having some doubt about us finishing the Comrades, we can assure you, Melissa and I will fight till the end, unless we break something or can't continue per medical instructions, we will be there, side by side, running for the African Wild Lion! 🦁🏃🏼‍♀️

26/06/2022

Tips on how run your fastest hill, without walking:
*run while it's pitch-dark 🌑
*run like there might be someone behind you, trying to catch you 👹

👀😂👻🙄💪🫣🥹😎😆

25/06/2022

Some inspiration for everyone
👇

If you have a dream or a goal, pursue it! It’s never too late to go after what you want.

There will always be challenges.

STOP!
FOCUS!
PURSUE!

23/06/2022

We're still alive!!!

Did some hills and strength training today. 💪

16/06/2022

Post-long run selfie.
We started at 04:15 this morning and it was COLD!!! 🥶

Excited to attend the Flourish Women's conference today. 🌸
It will definitely enrich us mentally and spiritually. 🥰
Mental strength is what will make or break the Comrades race.

15/06/2022

Running hills up and down is definitely our least favorite form of training, but we have to do what we have to do! And we did it! 😉💪

13/06/2022

No pain, no gain.🏃🏼‍♀️💪
No run, no fun.😉😆

10/06/2022

Curios about who we are and why we are running the Comrades? 🤔

Watch and find out. 👇🦁

Endangered Wildlife Trust

https://www.backabuddy.co.za/champion/project/melissa-and-sune-90km-run-for-wild-lions

08/06/2022

Time flies when you're having fun running. 🏃🏼‍♀️⌚😜

04/06/2022

Nervous and excited about tomorrow's Threshhold Hillcrest Marathon. 💪🏃🏼‍♀️

29/05/2022

Weekends are for early morning long runs. 😆💪

PS: More info coming soon. 😉

24/05/2022

https://www.backabuddy.co.za/melissa-and-sune-90km-run-for-wild-lions

It is difficult to comprehend why the majestic African Lion is in trouble. For most, the Lion is the top predator to see on any safari “bucket list”

24/05/2022

24/05/2022