It’s almost that glorious time of the year in Boston for the running community! We’re so excited to welcome runners and spectators to our beloved city for a weekend of cheering, running, and gathering. On April 17th, the race will be run, but leading up to it, we’ve got some fun things happening. Read on for all the events and details of the week surrounding the 2023 Boston Marathon. Note, for more information on all the events that NP HQ is attending and looking to Elevate. Motivate. Support. check out their blog post.
FRIDAY WORKOUT: April 14th 6:30am
We’ll be gathering together at Summit Ave in Brookline, which is the long-time traditional Friday hill location for our community.
Some things to note, especially for those coming from out of town: If you need fresh Grassroots Gear, our last day of tagging will be WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12TH. Please note that we don’t have a city tag for #traverbalers — those visiting from other NP cities — we just use the “plain, old” original NOVEMBER PROJECT for Boston.
Breakfast after hills is typically a thing: after the Summit Ave workout, folks often go to Tatte on Harvard St.
ALL WEEKEND: Brooks Hyperion House Events- Brooks will be hosting events and opportunities to geek out on running, participate in shakeout runs, and hear from athletes and activists throughout the weekend. Please see the list of events and get registered HERE.
SATURDAY SOCIAL + CHEER STATIONS, April 15th
8AM-9AM: BAA 5k Cheer station (Corner of Comm Ave and Hereford, Back Bay)- The BAA 5k race will start from the Boston Common at 8am and run west down Commonwealth Ave., turn at Kenmore square, and run back down Boylston St to the finish back at the Common. Join us in cheering on the 5k runners and then grab a quick breakfast before heading over to the
9:30AM-12PM: 26.TRUE Marathon Cheer Station (Park Plaza at Boylston St)-Hosted by Pioneers Run Club, this unsanctioned marathon will start at 8am in Malcolm X Park and run through the many Boston neighborhoods. The volunteer positions are already filled up, but we will be out at cheer station #3 to cheer on the runners of this marathon between 9:30am-12pm. More info and map of the course is HERE. Please note that the course will run counter-clockwise-ish from Malcolm X Park and south through Roxbury – Hyde Park – Mattapan – Dorchester – South Boston – Chinatown – Back Bay – Allston – South End – back to Malcolm X Park for the finish.
1-2PM: Meaning Thru Movement: Running While Black with Allison Mariella Désir-Join Alison Mariella Désir and Tommie Runz for a special Meaning Thru Movement panel discussion highlighting Alison’s new memoir Running While Black, measuring racial equity in the running industry, and assessing how far we’ve come and how far there is still to go.
SUNDAY HEART RUN AND SOCIAL, April 16th
MIT Sailing Pavilion, 5-7:30pm
Sarah Stuhr, Co-leader of NP Minneapolis, debuts a new, inclusive run model that they’ve been developing in Minneapolis for the last two years. Everyone starts and finishes together, everyone runs at their own pace, and everyone stays together. Sound like riddle? #JustShowUp to see how this new running concept works. This ShakeUP run will meet at 5pm at the MIT Sailing Pavilion for a 2.62 mile route with a potluck/picnic social after. Walkers, Walk-Runners, Joggers, Runners, Speedsters are welcome and wanted to join us as we pre-game the most exclusive run in the world with the most inclusive run in the world.
MONDAY WORKOUT: April 17th 6:00am
Take note that this is earlier than the usual Monday workouts. 6:00am (not 6:30)
We will be meeting at the Chestnut Hill Reservoir right HERE, which is nearby the marathon course and will be easy access for those volunteering at the marathon to get to your posts on time after the workout. Plan to be active and do the workout, and to bring family, friends, out of town visitors and marathon spectators to enjoy the hype that is NP Boston on Marathon Monday. We will wrap up the workout about 6:45, so all volunteers can be on your way to the mile 18 hydration station by 7am.
THE MARATHON (WITH NP): any time after the workout until the last runners go by: MILE 18.
HYDRATION STATION: Be at mile 18 for everything awesome about November Project by volunteering or spectating like the positivity-radiating kindness-spreading humans we all are. Tons of NP-ers are volunteering at the mile 18 Hydration Station, and we couldn’t be prouder of the intense and awesome vibe that the volunteers there put out year after year.
CHEER STATION: Everyone, I mean everyone who isn’t a volunteer at the Hydration Station, can #justshowup to the CHEER STATION at mile 18 . It’s in Newton (see the map photo above and the google map location HERE). If you’re not sure where to go–post about it in NP Boston Social (FB group) and link up with other people who are going. It will be like a party to play in all day long as we HYPE the hell out of the runners who are juuuuuust about to hit the wall. It’s no joke–people from around the world know to “stay left at mile 18” because November Project will turn your life around right there. Yelling, screaming, dancing, cheering, bell-ringing, drum-pounding, fist-pumping…and more. It’ll all be happening. So when someone asks you, “what are you doing for the marathon?” You tell them, “I’m going to the cheer station at mile 18 and I want you to come too!” And then #JustShowUp. You won’t regret it. It’ll be pretty epic. And then we can all go home that day feeling so grateful for the energy we shared and how much better we made every single runner’s experience as they ran the legendary, world-class, race-of-a-lifetime: the Boston Marathon.
We can’t wait to welcome runners and spectators to the greatest running weeks in Boston. Please feel free to reach out to us at novemberprojectbos@gmail.com if you have any questions.
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