Author: brogan

#Rise&Shine we did! Today we finally hit our goal of 300+ members in a single workout! Fuck yeah! We’re still getting the scores sorted (those will post below by tomorrow) but at this point we know we are over 330!. Great work recruiting and building our community! Remember earlier in the summer when there was a deal made about hitting this “300+” goal? YES, we are going to follow through and get the November Project tattoos. Yes, you will see some of the action as it goes down. YES, you will love and support us no matter how silly they look. NO, we’re not regretting this decision at all. YES, we rule. read more

Where were you when the sun was rising this morning? Well, we had our tribe at Louis Boston by Fan Pier Plaza doing the Monday classic as the sun came up over the Boston Harbor (cocky tone). There is just something about the #DestinationDeck that makes us smile. Its a very simple workout, you can do it on your own pretty much anywhere (a great hotel room workout when you have to travel for work), and yet our tribe loves coming together to start the week right with the run, the deck, and the return run routine. Its clear that adventure, running + body weight combo, and simple FUN that kicks off each November Project week are the three draws to this grassy grunt-fest. For those of you who have not yet jumped on for a #DestinationDeck just know that you’re missing out big time. read more

Pardon our French on this one but it must be said… FUCK YEAH! In fact, please pre-pardon all of our French moving forward. We love French and speak it often in our real lives.

Today we took on a workout that, like Wednesday’s FrogMan1, was a large amount of volume and pushed us hard. The sun was rising, smiles were fixed on the front of your skulls, and the world, even if for just a few minutes, was in order. The number of you who took down the prescribed 5, 10, or 15 hill repeats on Summit Ave is impressive (A robot man named Joey Kyle did 20 and made it look easy). Why did we have you do this number of hills? Because you can. You’re strong, fast, fit, slim, and ready to take on whatever we give you. Because of today, you’ll smoke more runs, hikes, WOD’s, or rides once you get your legs back under you. Please see your scores below and share this link with people in your life who may want to know about NP. #KeepRecruitingMoreRacers #BuildOurTribe #PardonOurFrench read more

Today was an important day in our history. We had an impressive showing of 150+ members training in some of the hardest rain we’d ever seen. Even though we don’t want to talk about it, we are heading into the colder season with shorter days. These uncontrollable changes in weather will test the strength and dedication of each member of the tribe. The “I’m a little sick,” “I’m pretty tired,” and “Maybe I’ll just get the workout done AFTER work,” conversations with yourself while holding your snoozed alarm will only get louder as the rain, sleet, and snow begin to accompany the the cold.. You’ll need to break through these voices and make SHOWING UP your first test of the day – the workout will be the easy part after that. As the sun came up in other parts of the East Coast, our cheering and hollering could be heard echoing off the stone walls of the drenched stadium there in Lower Allston. It was very real. It was a total blast. read more

This morning was fantastic. The #IndianaJones workout format seemed to work very well. Like teams of sled dogs we worked our 4 or 8 hill repeats in teams with sprint-intervals. The lines helped us keep to the left and the teams helped us continue bonding while racing all in one unit. We were awesome to say the least. On Friday you’re allowed to hype yourself. #SelfHypeExtravaganza read more

“PR Pizzas” are a long standing tradition here at November Project. The last Wednesday of each month we race a full tour of the 37 sections of Harvard Stadium seats for time. When you put up your best time (PR) on this special day we’ll award you with a voucher for a pizza from locally sourced Stone Hearth Pizza (only two blocks from the stadium) that will cost you your PR time. You ran the full tour in 24:30? The 12″ pie of your choice will cost you $2.43. read more

From here on out, we’ll be meeting at the top of Summit Ave on Friday’s to start our workout at 6:30AM. You can look at the first climb as a warmup if that helps. As usual, we’ll join hands, talk it out, meet new people, and begin the workout as a tribe. In case you can’t tell, we love holding hands as a family. It’s one of the many things that makes our weird-turbo-fightclub unlike any other in town. read more

“Be the tiger who takes on the bear and you’ll be the better man for it. One man is not two beasts unless he’s been near 4 beasts.” Translation: Train every single day. Race hard when you get a chance to race. Race to win/PR. Learn from the races you don’t win. Put in the volume. Put a smile on your face. Meet new faces in Boston every single day. And all will be in balance. read more

Yeah, we know you don’t hold hands with your other closest 200 friends that you train with. We also know that you don’t usually get this pumped to #Rise&Shine. We know all of this. We know it because we see it and hear it and even feel it. We see it in every handshake and high-five pre AND post workout. Not a shaker? More of a hugger? Me too. Get after it. Hug your fellow NP member. You’ll feel good about it. They will too. read more

Just before our group photo we talked about “turning the fitness industry on its head” here in Boston. CrossFit, yoga studio memberships, gym memberships, all cost money. We definitely understand you sometimes have to pay to play and that those costs have huge value as they measure you as an athlete – but it doesn’t have to be that way. What we are trying to prove is that you can still TRAIN at a high level for $0 as long as you surround yourself with the right kind of #community, racers and vibe. At November Project we aren’t only training, we’re doing it our way and proving that we are like no other group around. This Friday on Summit Ave we want you to look around; We are having more fun than any club or boot camp you’ve ever been part of. That’s because we aren’t just another club, camp, or class; we are a movement. read more