It happened quietly, over the weekend, with only a few people watching. In a way, that’s kind of the way they wanted it.

A four-mile run then a four-hour break.

然后进行四英里的跑步和另一个四个小时的休息时间。四英里，四个小时……全部跑步，没有步行。深夜，清晨。没关系。是时候了四个。

The four-milers happened a total of 12 times for a total of 48 miles over a 48-hour period at and aroundScottsMiracle-Groheadquarters in Marysville, Ohio.

Two of our associates and dedicated running partners, Brad and Sam, completed the grueling 4 x 4 x 48 running challenge.

The inspiration

我们大多数人都无法想象在这么短的时间内奔跑这么多英里，但是布拉德和山姆在他们的脑海和心中都有更多的动力。

It was coming up on the three-year anniversary of the tragic suicide of Brad’s brother-in-law. When running the 4 x 4 x 48 challenge, people are encouraged to run for a cause and raise money for an issue that means a lot to them. Considering that anniversary, Brad and Sam choseSave A Warriorin an effort to honor Brad’s brother-in-law, to raise money and awareness related to rising veteran suicide numbers and to help where they could. Sam’s mom has had some mental health struggles, so the cause hit home with him, too.

The outreach

布拉德和山姆与他们的运营经理以及我们的Scotts Veterans Networkto let them know about the cause and their plan to support veterans. Brad and Sam got the green light to move forward with the challenge. Next came the hard part (besides the running): raising money to support the cause.

The support

根据设计，布拉德（Brad）和山姆（Sam）自行为他们的前4 x 4 x 48挑战提供了大部分支持。奔跑本身和拯救战士的事业对他们来说是个性的，所以他们互相说，让我们有机地做这件事，看看我们可以自己做什么。他们在Facebook上创建了一项筹款活动，他们接受了现金捐款，并开始获得一些势头。斯科茨退伍军人网络发送了一张支票，以代表布拉德和山姆拯救战士，以及他们所做的事情开始传播的消息。一旦挑战开始，布拉德和山姆每四英里之后就开始发布自拍照，人们就会受到启发，他们正在向事业捐款。

During the run, Brad and Sam had some supporters encouraging them along the way. Brad’s brother-in-law’s parents walked one of the legs with them as they ran, and Sam’s dad came to root on the runners. The love didn’t stop there. Scotts associates showed up to cheer them on, too. Their managers bought lunch for everyone that weekend, and some associates even ran a lap with them.

Brad and Sam definitely felt the love from their own families and their work family.

当所有里程都完成并且所有能量都从疲倦的腿上耗尽时，布拉德和山姆为拯救战士筹集了近6,000美元。就像他们将自己推向极限一样，他们有机地产生了这些捐款，以帮助有需要的退伍军人。

What’s next?

A story like this truly defines what it means toGroMoreGood. Though they could hardly walk after finishing those last four miles, Brad and Sam are already thinking about next year. The plan is to go big and generate even more support for the cause. A huge thanks goes out to Brad and Sam for the incredible work they did to help Save A Warrior and to exemplify the spirit of GroMoreGood.

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