Coming at you today is a ‘getting to know you’ from the oldest, most badass, most concrete holding, screaming, no-nonsense-but-still-so-much-nonsense athlete from deep Allston, that loves showing up, lasers, and more lasers. A man that needs no more introduction, ladies and gentlemen… Mr. Harry Mattison!
Name: Harry Mattison
Alias/Nickname: Coach
Date of First Workout: January 1, 2014 https://november-project.com/happy-2014-from-your-friends-in-bos/
Why’d you Just Show Up? Was not maximizing my social media potential, and I was intrigued to learn more about whatever early-morning shenanigans were messing up the freshly fallen snow around the Harvard track. Read this story and thought I’d check it out https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/12/26/cold-and-dark-allston-fitness-christmas/SInP68h3xHnLbcmz3HQI6J/story.html
Bostonian or Transplant? Boston
Tribes Visited: Boston
Tribe Crush: Grady
Favorite NP Day of the Week: Wednesday
Favorite Recurring Workout: Stairs
Least Favorite Recurring Workout: Side planks
Favorite NP Workout EVER: Throwing bags of snow under the Bowker (but let’s not do that again)
I’ll never forget… all of you wonderful people
I laughed hardest when… we did the Edelweiss call-and-repeat during the bounce
Anyone inspire you at NP that you haven’t told yet (now’s the time…don’t make it weird)? Tie: Matt Power’s beard & everyone pushing strollers up Summit Ave
Why do you keep showing up? Why not
What do you do for a living? Make computer programs for architects
When you were a child, what did you “want to do when you grow up?” Be taller
What is your superpower? Great hair
What’s a question that we didn’t ask that we should’ve? Who will be the next Boston co-leaders?
