Days 69 & 70 Weekend Edition: The Coordination Long Run + Active Recovery Day
This week we asked for precision while fresh, then precision on a clock. This weekend: precision while tired — coordination drills scattered through an easy long run, then a full recovery day. Full guide for every age right here.
Day 68: Precision Relay Race
All four of this week's skills go into one course, and misses cost seconds instead of do-overs — which is how kids teach themselves to slow down and aim. Full guide for every age right here.
Day 67: Long Jump Introduction
The hardest part of the long jump isn't the jump — it's hitting the takeoff line at full speed. Today we teach the approach run, the step count, and the landing, all on a driveway with no sand pit required. Full guide for every age right here.
Day 66: Hopscotch Sprint Series
Day 66 of the R2R Summer Movement Challenge continues Week 10: Precision and Coordination with the Hopscotch Sprint Series. A childhood game that is secretly one of the best footwork, coordination, and lateral agility drills in athletic training. Full guide for every age right here.
Day 65: Jump Rope Challenge
Day 65 of the R2R Summer Movement Challenge continues Week 10: Precision and Coordination with the Jump Rope Challenge. Rhythm, timing, coordination, and cardiovascular fitness in one of the oldest and most effective training tools in all of sport. Full guide for every age right here.
Day 64: Target Practice Run
Week 10 of the R2R Summer Movement Challenge starts today and the theme is Precision and Coordination. Day 64 is the Target Practice Run — a circuit that combines running with throwing accuracy at every station. Speed gets you there. Precision keeps you there. Full guide for every age right here.
Days 62 & 63 Weekend Edition: The Team Long Run + Active Recovery Day
It’s the Week 9 Weekend Edition of the R2R Summer Movement Challenge — the close of Team Challenges week. Saturday is the Team Long Run — the most collaborative distance run of the summer, where pace is set by the team not the individual. Sunday is Active Recovery Day. Full guide for every age right here.
Day 61: Ultimate Backyard Tag Tournament
Day 61 of the R2R Summer Movement Challenge closes Week 9: Team Challenges with the most competitive Fun Friday of the summer. The Ultimate Backyard Tag Tournament combines every tag game from the challenge into one bracket format with scoring, a semifinal, and a champion. Full guide for every age right here.
Day 60: Neighborhood Challenge
Day 60 of the R2R Summer Movement Challenge continues Week 9: Team Challenges with the Neighborhood Challenge. A movement tour through your neighborhood with checkpoint exercises at community landmarks and a team finish at a chosen spot — sixty days of athletic development taken outside. Full guide for every age right here.
Day 59: Timed Team Circuit
Day 59 of the R2R Summer Movement Challenge continues Week 9: Team Challenges with the Timed Team Circuit. Every person's reps count toward the team's total score. Individual effort for collective outcome — the core equation of team athletic performance. Full guide for every age right here.
Day 58: Cooperative Challenges
Day 58 of the R2R Summer Movement Challenge continues Week 9: Team Challenges with Cooperative Challenges. These athletic challenges can only be completed when everyone works together — success is collective or it doesn’t happen. Full guide for every age right here.
Day 57: Family vs. Family Relay
Week 9 of the R2R Summer Movement Challenge starts today and the theme shifts to Team Challenges. Day 57 is Family vs. Family Relay — the most competitive team challenge of the summer. Divide into teams, race the relay, and discover what working together athletically produces that individual effort cannot. Full guide for every age right here.
Days 55 & 56 Weekend Edition: The Gratitude Run + Active Recovery Day
It’s the Week 8 Weekend Edition of the R2R Summer Movement Challenge, the close of the most internally focused week of the summer. Saturday is the Gratitude Run, the most reflective and intentional run of the entire challenge. Sunday is Active Recovery Day. Full guide for every age right here.
Day 54: Mindful Stretch Party
Day 54 of the R2R Summer Movement Challenge closes Week 8: Mind and Body with the Mindful Stretch Party. A guided stretching session woven together with breathing, mindfulness, and intentional rest — the most restorative Fun Friday of the entire summer. Full guide for every age right here.
Day 53: Obstacle Mind Maze
Day 53 of the R2R Summer Movement Challenge continues Week 8: Mind and Body with the Obstacle Mind Maze. Every obstacle comes with a mental challenge that must be completed before moving on. Physical agility and mental agility trained simultaneously. Full guide for every age right here.
Day 52: The Visualization Run
Day 52 of the R2R Summer Movement Challenge continues Week 8: Mind and Body with The Visualization Run. Before the run you visualize it. During the run you compare visualization to reality. After the run you debrief what matched and what didn’t. The mental training tool used by Olympic athletes — in your neighborhood. Full guide for every age right here.
Day 51: Focus & Coordination Challenge
Day 51 of the R2R Summer Movement Challenge continues Week 8: Mind and Body with the Focus and Coordination Challenge. Dual-task drills that require the brain and body to work together under pressure — the same cognitive-athletic training used by elite athletes worldwide. Full guide for every age right here.
Day 50: The Breathing Run
Day 50 of the R2R Summer Movement Challenge kicks off Week 8: Mind and Body — and lands on a round number worth acknowledging. The Breathing Run teaches one of the most overlooked athletic skills: deliberate breath control during running. Full guide for every age right here.
Days 48 & 49 Weekend Edition: The Halfway Long Run + Active Recovery Day
It’s the Week 7 Weekend Edition of the R2R Summer Movement Challenge — the close of the Halfway Celebration week. Saturday is the Halfway Long Run, the most significant distance run of the summer so far. Sunday is Active Recovery Day and Week 7 tracker submission. Full guide for every age right here.
Day 47: Dance Fitness Party
Day 47 of the R2R Summer Movement Challenge closes Week 7: The Halfway Celebration with the most joyful challenge of the summer. Dance Fitness Party combines five songs with five fitness challenges hidden inside the music — cardio, strength, and pure celebration all at once. Full guide for every age right here.