Introducing the R2R Summer Movement Challenge — 92 Days of Free Daily Movement Starting June 1st
Daily challenges for every age. Three levels. A parent bonus. Zero cost. Here’s everything your family needs to know before Day 1.
Summer is here. School is out. And for the next three months, your kids have more unstructured time than at any other point in the year.
That’s a gift. And it’s also a challenge. Without the structure of a school day, movement can quietly disappear from a child’s routine. Screens fill the gap. Energy builds with nowhere to go. And the athletic momentum kids spent nine months building starts to fade.
Runner2Runner was built to change that, and this summer, we’re doing it in a new way.
Starting June 1st, we’re launching the R2R Summer Movement Challenge: a FREE, 92-day program delivering a brand new simple movement challenge every single day from June 1st through August 31st. Every challenge is posted on our Instagram, Facebook, and website blog each morning. Every challenge is designed for the whole family. And every challenge is completely free!
What Is the R2R Summer Movement Challenge?
It’s simple by design. Complicated programs don’t survive the summer. Here’s how it works:
Follow @Runner2Runner on Instagram and Facebook. Every morning we post that day’s challenge.
Head to our blog at www.runner2runner.org/blog for the full write-up!
Do the challenge at your level. Each daily move has three age-appropriate tiers plus a parent bonus. More on that below.
Fill in your free weekly activity tracker. Download it from our website, print it out, and check off each day.
Tag us on Instagram or Facebook and use #R2RSummer to share your progress and be part of the community.
That’s it. No app to download. No registration form. No fee. Just show up, move, and have fun.
Daily Moves — Built for Every Age in Your Family
The heart of the challenge is the Daily Move. Every day has a themed movement activity, but it’s never one-size-fits-all. Each move is broken into four levels so every member of your family participates at exactly the right challenge for their age and ability.
Every level is intentionally short. Toddlers move for 5 to 8 minutes. Even the Teen level caps out at 20 minutes on most days. We’ve designed this program with age-appropriate volume at its core — frequent, fun movement is always more effective than long, exhausting workouts for young athletes. Rest days are built in every Sunday. Hydration reminders are included on warm-weather challenges. This is a summer of FUN, not a summer of overtraining.
13 Weeks. 92 Days. One Community.
The summer is organized into 13 themed weeks, each building on the last. Here’s the full schedule so your family can look ahead and get excited for what’s coming:
Week 1: 🚀 Kick-Off Week — Family Lap, Jumping Jacks, Animal Race, Silly Sprints, First Family Mile
Week 2: 👟 Run & Walk — Pacing, conversation runs, interval sprints, Traffic Light Game
Week 3: 💪 Strength & Agility — Squats, push-ups, core, long jump, obstacle courses, discus intro
Week 4: 🌊 Summer Play — Water balloons, hula hoops, sprinkler sprints, park scavenger hunt, backyard Olympics
Week 5: ⚡ Speed & Reaction — Sprint drills, reaction games, chalk ladders, tag, 4th of July race
Week 6: 🤸 Flexibility & Balance — Family yoga, balance beam, gymnastics sampler, mindful movement
Week 7: 🌟 Halfway Celebration! — Milestone run, relay race, dance party, community challenge day
Week 8: 🧠 Mind & Body — Breathing runs, visualization, focus drills, gratitude run
Week 9: 🏆 Team Challenges — Family vs. family relay, cooperative games, neighborhood Olympic track meet
Weel 10: 🎯 Precision & Coordination — Target throw, jump rope, hopscotch, high jump intro, TurboJav
Week 11: 🌿 Outdoor Adventure — Sunrise walk, trail run, park circuit, creek movement, adventure day
Week 12: 🔥 Final Push — Personal records, hardest workout of summer, community shoutout extravaganza
Week 13: 🥇 Finish Line! — Celebration sprints, final family mile, Day 92 grand finish
Why This Challenge Is Great for Kids, Without Being Too Much
Movement volume is intentionally low
Each daily challenge runs 5 to 20 minutes depending on the level. That’s it. The research on youth athletic development is clear: for children, frequent short bursts of fun movement are dramatically more effective than long, exhausting workouts. We’re not building summer training camps. We’re building kids who love to move.
Rest is built in, not optional
Every Sunday is a Rest and Reflect day. The suggested activity is always gentle — a short stretch, a slow walk, some quiet reflection on the week. We model rest as part of the program because healthy athletes know that recovery is training too.
Every level scales to the child, not the other way around
There is no single “correct” version of any challenge. A three-year-old doing the beginner level and a thirteen-year-old doing the advanced level are both fully participating in the same day’s challenge. Your family never has to split up or run separate programs. You do the same challenge, together, at your own pace.
And if you miss a day? That’s fine. Three days this week is three more days of movement than your kids might have otherwise had. We never shame incomplete weeks. We celebrate every single day someone chooses to show up.
Variety prevents boredom AND overuse injury
One of the biggest risks in any summer movement program is repetitive stress — doing the same thing over and over until the body rebels. Our 13-week structure is deliberately varied. Running weeks are followed by strength weeks. High-intensity days are followed by low-intensity days. Outdoor adventure weeks follow team challenge weeks. Your kids’ bodies get a full range of athletic stimulus without any single pattern dominating.
FUN is the whole point
The Silly Sprint Series. The Animal Race. Dance Fitness Party. Fun Friday exists every single week because the research is unambiguous: children who experience physical activity as fun are dramatically more likely to remain physically active for life. We are not building summer athletes. We are building kids who love to move. The athletic development follows naturally from that. Every elite runner we’ve ever seen was, at some point, just a kid who thought running was fun.
How to Join — It Takes About 3 Minutes
Step 1: Follow @Runner2Runner on Instagram and Facebook.
Step 2: Download your free weekly activity tracker. (Click Here!)
Step 3: Show up June 1st for Day 1 — The Family Lap.
Find any open space — a driveway, a backyard, a park — and do 5 laps together as a family. Walk them, jog them, skip them, race them. The only rule is you do them together.
Step 4: Tag us with #R2RSummer. Post your Day 1 photo or video and tag @Runner2Runner.
Great way for kids to track their progress and keep them motivated!
