10/08/2026
137 miles. Five days. Five conservancies. One extraordinary reason to keep going.
This September, Ker & Downey Philanthropy Manager Amy Willis took on the ForRangers Ultramarathon in Kenya, running self supported across some of the country’s most important wildlife conservancies to raise funds for the rangers protecting them.
The race raised more than $89,000 for ranger welfare and rhino conservation, with Amy personally raising $7,000 for Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, one of Ker & Downey’s philanthropic partners.
But somewhere along those 137 miles, the experience became about much more than fundraising.
Amy ran alongside the men and women who protect Kenya’s wildlife every day. She heard their stories around the fire at night. She crossed landscapes shared with giraffes, zebras, buffalo and rhino. And in the final miles, when exhaustion had taken over, a ranger came out to meet her and ran beside her all the way to the finish.
“What I endured was only a small fraction of what the rangers endure daily.”
This is what meaningful conservation looks like up close. It is people protecting places, wildlife and communities, often under incredibly difficult circumstances.
We are immensely proud of Amy, but even more grateful for the rangers she ran for and the work they do every single day. To read more, see the story at the link.
