This morning, on NP’s sixth birthday and following WS game 6, we recreated November Project’s birth. Like any birth, it was wet, nasty, and sloppy, heart-warming, beautiful, and unifying. Aside from our hearts, there was nothing warm about it; Shaw’s lips were so frozen that he couldn’t even complete a sentence. Unlike most births, this reenactment featured pumpkins, costumes, and dignitaries (looking at you, Judge Rob, played here by Stew W., and Barrack Obama(?))
Great work showing what being #weatherproof is all about. For those of you that had no intention of being weatherproof this morning and were caught off-guard by Indiana’s three seasons in three hours BS, here’s a handy guide to layering brought to us by our friends up in NP Edmonton; that will hopefully encourage you that, when properly outfitted, suffering through a little nasty weather is well worth the full, energetic day (and badass mentality) that follows…once you’ve warmed back up anyway.
Workout
It went a little something like this: pumpkin push-ups, medicine ball style; lunges with pumpkin shoulder presses; pumpkin tricep dips; pass-the-pumpkin-between-partners sit-ups. Get rinsed by the ever-changing precipitation and repeat. Those that dressed up and brought pumpkins, great job! Those that dressed down and didn’t bring pumpkins or smashed them while doing the pu[nt]pkin pass […and kick contest], not as great a job; still, you #justshowup’ed and proved a little (lot of) wind, rain, sleet, snow, and freezing weather won’t stop you!
Notes/Announcements
- For this Friday’s workout, we will be graced with the presence of local leader and yoga extraordinaire Jillian McAfee of Invoke Yoga! Jillian is donating her time and skills to us, so show up and give her the respect and thanks she deserves; thanks, Jillian!!! ps: It’ll be warmer and much drier than today; still, dress warm (layers!). pss: Maybe there will be a lulu prize or two.
- Big thanks to Tom Hale (Dracula) for weathering the weather and taking pictures this morning!
- Aside from yoga this Friday, our BIG NOVEMBER will see us working out in Banker’s Life Fieldhouse ON THE COURT next Friday the 10th, Victory Field on Friday the 17th, and (hopefully) a Lucas Oil Stadium Peyton Manning Plaza (not quite inside the place, but hey) workout the last Friday of this month. We’ve also been invited to hold a November Project Open Mic Night at Kurt and Julia’s Square Cat Vinyl shop/coffee house/drankin’ bar where we’ll invite NP’ers to share their vocal, instrumental, dance, etc talents on a stage reserved just for us!!! This is happening Thursday Nov 16th, and we are PUMPED! We know of some singers and instrumentalists, but give us a heads up if you or any friend are interested in taking the stage. Please, please, please get the word out about all these November happenings so we can make this month as great as it’s set up to be!
- For those that can’t or are choosing not to make this Friday’s workout, consider this alternative, the Cooper’s Fun Run meeting at Monument Circle. Look for some of our Back On My Feet friends to be in attendance!
- MONUMENTAL MARATHON stuff:
- Our very own Andrew Peterson is making HUGE waves in this marathon. Andrew is attempting (and undoubtedly succeeding) in not only qualifying for the Boston Marathon, but qualifying as only the second ever Special Olympian EVER to do so. Let, me type that again. Second EVER. Wow. Hence the news camera this morning and the baller story that’s hitting the newsstands this week. Let’s go Andrew!!! And MAJOR THANKS to Andrew’s volunteer pacer, Justin Dyszelski of NP Madison!!!!!
- Others coming in from other tribes like Chicago, please join us for the pre-race and post race festivities listed here.
- Sun King Brewery is hosting us @3p for a post-race chill out, …post-race (11/04); Please join + invite all!
- Finally, Marathon morning logistics:
- ALL: Race starts with an opening ceremony at 7:30am at the corner of Washington and Capitol streets. All runners take off in waves starting at 8am. Good luck! We’ll get you hyped up with a BOUNCE @7:20 sharp on the south steps of the Statehouse (same place we bounced for the Mini): In this map link, btwn “George Washington Statue” and “Indiana House of Representatives.”
- CHEERERS: We’ll go from the bounce up to our spot at the Broadway United Methodist Church, which is (fortunately for us) right where the full and half split). I’ll bring coffee, Anne and the lulu cru-lu are bringing donuts.
- Race routes: half and full.
Enjoy the wintumn weather!!!
-Casey
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