WHAT'S YOUR 57?
One day. One number. A thousand ways to show up.
- Date
- April 29
- Where
- Everywhere
- Cost
- Free
Be the first to claim your 57.
FROM THE FOUNDER
I created the 57 Challenge for my dad, John, who died by suicide on April 29th, 2023. He was 57 years old.
For a long time, grief attached itself to that number.
I wanted to give it somewhere else to go.
So now every April 29, we take 57 and turn it into something we can do. 57 minutes. 57 miles. 57 acts of effort. Something meaningful. Something ridiculous. Something completely your own.
There's no perfect way to do this.
Because at the heart of this is one simple idea:
Showing up matters.
For yourself. For someone else. For someone you miss. For the people still here.
I can't change what happened. But together, we can choose what 57 becomes next.
I love you, Dad.
Pick your 57
Everybody builds their own 57
There is no single correct version. Borrow one of these, or make up something only you would think of.
MOVE
PLAY
MAKE
TOGETHER
Make your own
My 57 is…
Registration
Claim your 57
No proof of anything is ever required.\u00a0
Show up your way.
Challenge day: April 29th, 2027
COMING SOON
Registration opens soon.
We'll let you know the moment it is.
The 57 wall
Look who's showing up
Real people, real 57s. Every one of them counts the same.
Be the first to claim your 57.
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Teams
Bring your people
Use the same team name when you claim your 57 and you'll show up together here. No leaderboards, no pressure.
No teams yet. Pick a name, text it to your people, and you're a team.
Collect them
Little badges, no pressure
Fun to collect, impossible to fail. Everyone who takes part earns the SHOWED UP badge.
SHOWED UP
Everyone gets this one.
FIRST 57
Your first year in.
TEAM 57
You created a team.
CREATIVE 57
Nobody saw that coming.
INVITED SOMEONE
You opened the door.
HELD SPACE
You showed up for someone else.
YEAR TWO
You came back.
YEAR THREE
Still here.
57 TOGETHER
You did it with someone.
No pressure
How you show up counts
- You do not need to be athletic.
- You do not need to raise money.
- You do not need to post online.
- You do not need to complete your 57 faster, farther, or better than anyone else.
- You can go all in.
- You can keep it quiet.
- You can do it alone.
- You can invite everyone you know.
If you showed up, you did it.
After April 29
YOU SHOWED UP
Tell us what your 57 looked like, collect the badges that fit your day, and receive your personalized keepsake.
No proof. No perfect way. Just your 57.
THIS IS WHAT 57 BECOMES.
57 will always start with my dad. But your 57 belongs to you. Make it big. Keep it quiet. Share it with someone. Do it entirely on your own. Let it mean something — or let it simply be something you decided to do.
There is no perfect way to show up. The number is the invitation. What you do with it is yours.
The number is the invitation. Showing up together is the point.
COMMUNITY
KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING
Join us in The Den — our private Facebook community for sports talk, thoughtful prompts, deeper conversations, and everything in between.
Jump in, follow along quietly, or simply know the door is open.
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