Iowa woman to run 4x4x48 challenge for third year in a row

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – A Cedar Rapids woman is hitting the pavement to run a 4x4x48 challenge for the third year in a row, and it’s all for a good cause. Vanessa Vega is set to start the challenge, a four-mile run every four hours for 48 hours, this upcoming Friday at 8 pm.

It all started in 2022, when Vega started the challenge. It was originally to raise money to open a free school for children in Sierra Leone, Africa.

Now the goal is to continue keeping the school running.

Since the race last year, the school has grown from just 74 students to now over 200.

Vega said their goal is to raise $20,000 again this year. Enough to keep the school going for a full year.

”They are just absolutely thriving. They want to be in school, it is, it is such a joy to see the growth that has happened so far in the school,” said Vega. “We want to continue to see it grow. It just helps the sustainability for the school and it’s also a really cool, fun, hard event for people that, you know, want to want to reach a goal physically as well.”

Vega’s last 4-mile run will be June 9th at 4 pm. If you’re interested in participating, you don’t have to do the full challenge, you can sign up for just one of the 12 four-mile runs.

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