🦏 Cape Town Marathon · May 23, 2027

Six stars down. Now I’m running wild.

Boston made me a Six Star Finisher. Cape Town is the next chapter—and this time, every mile is for Wildlife Defense. I’m raising $2,500 for Team Rhino and the people protecting threatened wildlife on the front lines.

Help me reach $2,500 Why Wildlife Defense ↓
$2,5002027 fundraising goal
26.2 milesCape Town, South Africa
Team RhinoWildlife Defense
Illustrated portrait of Danielle celebrating becoming a Six Star Finisher after the Boston Marathon
The raceMay 23, 2027

Sanlam Cape Town Marathon

The milestoneAfrica’s first Major

Cape Town officially joins the Abbott World Marathon Majors in 2027.

The mission$2,500 for wildlife

Supporting Wildlife Defense’s Team Rhino.

Why Cape Town?

Apparently six majors did not cure me of marathons.

In 2026, I crossed the Boston finish line and completed the original Six Star journey. In 2027, Cape Town becomes the first Abbott World Marathon Major on the African continent—and I get to be on the start line for its first year as a Major.

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A new continent

This will be my first trip to Africa, which makes the race feel bigger than another finish line. It’s a chance to experience Cape Town, run a history-making race, and connect the miles to something that matters in the place I’m visiting.

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A cause that stuck with me

I ran London for Save the Rhino, and what stayed with me most was learning about ranger programs—the people doing the practical, difficult work of protecting wildlife. Wildlife Defense brings training, equipment and support directly to wildlife officers and rangers. Team Rhino felt like the right next chapter.

What your donation supports

Protect the innocent. Defend the wild.

Wildlife Defense works to conserve and protect wild species through wildlife-officer training, equipment and supply donations, habitat initiatives, and public outreach.

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Train

Specialized training for rangers, wildlife investigators and law-enforcement personnel working against poaching and wildlife crime.

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Equip

Equipment and supplies that help frontline teams do their jobs more safely and effectively.

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Protect

Stronger field capacity means better protection for threatened species and the ecosystems they depend on.

Learn about Wildlife Defense ↗

Danielle's Six Star Finisher illustration
The last chapter

Boston was the finish line. Cape Town is the next beginning.

★ Six Star Finisher $15,000 raised for Dana-Farber Boston 2026

Last year, this little corner of the internet helped turn a marathon goal into $15,000 for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Every donation, share, cheer and deeply questionable long run got me to Boylston Street.

For Cape Town, the goal is smaller in dollars but just as meaningful: $2,500 for Wildlife Defense. I’d love to bring the same stubborn little village with me again.