Free Fitness Movement. All you need to do is show up!
We are very proud of the members who nailed the workout to the pavement this morning in Brookline. As you know, the work was 5 total trips up Summit Ave for time. Because the past two Friday sessions leading up to today were aimed at doing more volume, we were pushing to post many new PR’s and we did. Congrats for those of you who are seeing the week to week improvements and continue to come back for more.
The idea of this #EarnYourWeek Monday tradition is to get you up and running. Meeting your team ON TIME to strengthen your core isn’t the workout. The workout is a #DestinationDeck sandwich on commuter-run bread. Run, Deck, Run. Next week will be in a new location and just like today, you’ll need to plan your miles and your total time to and from the #DestinationDeck. The location for next Monday will be posted on Facebook and Twitter by the middle of the day on Friday.
Today, we had our best showing for our Summit Ave Hill Work, where 80+ members were moving like #SafetyNinjas. In preparation to drop our fastest times for 5 trips next Friday, the workout today was to do more trips than you’ve ever done before. This was mentally and physically challenging workout but that extra volume made us stronger and better prepared for next week. Nicole, of 88 Acres was happy to bring her first round of delicious, nut-free, organic, bars and hopes to keep getting feedback from our tribe as she develops new products. Feel free to drop your comments in this post, Tweet Nicole at @88acresfoods, or tell her in person on Monday.
November Project has been growing really fast and it’s all thanks to you – our members. Via email, social media, or good ol’ word of mouth, you’ve been #RecruitingMoreRacers to our morning sessions – AND WE LOVE IT. Your people become our people.
In this #grassroots game of recruiting, one could argue that Goldie Kaufenberg is one of the main reasons we have so many new members. As a yoga instructor at multiple studios and gyms here in Boston, Goldie has the earpiece of a wild number of yogi folks who, like her, are looking to stay in motion usually beyond their rectangular mat. She can be found running stairs/hills, multiple Hip-Hop Yoga throw-downs, CrossFit Training, Vinyassa flow sessions, and sometimes all in one day. She still finds time to promote November Project and bring in new members from her many worlds each week. This is why we’re proud to announce that:
We had a number of November Project members in NH this past weekend hiking the many winding roads of the Appalachian Trail. Stopping in for the night into one of AMC’s huts we met a very special guy with a very badass story. A laid back gent in his 30’s who introduced himself as “FrogMan1” was making his way along the entire Appalachian Trial and is roughly two months into his journey. His 2,184 mile hike from Maine to Georgia was going to lead him well into October and may have him finishing as late as mid November. He spoke of seeing giant moose a few feet away, strategic ways to find lightweight and cheap proteins when “in town”, the best camping stoves, and what its like to live on the trail for extended periods of time. “FrogMan1” is a chill guy with a lot of guts and overall positivity. When we spoke of November Project he said that he’d like to join us if/when his tail leads him through Boston one day. This week we dedicate our Wednesday morning 50 section workout to “FrogMan1.” This chill pace workout with greater volume was previously known as “the Hiking Trip” and now will be permanently named “FrogMan1.”
Last Friday we were asked to run in perfect lines far away from any automobile traffic by the Brookline PD. We responded this week and saw our tribe do an amazing job of following through: Left side on the way up, Left side on the way down, single file, BOOM, simple. Nice work. Now we are training safer in an organized fashion. Today we were pretty much asked to drop dead by a home owner from his bedroom window because we were making too much noise. We will admit that sometimes our Co-Founders can get a little excited and get loud but once those two were under control the entire group seemed to be in the quiet zone of ninja-swiftness. Yes, now we are safe, we come and go without disturbing anyone who lives in the peaceful community of #BadAssHillMountainBrookline, and we continue to build our community. From here on out we can refer to our Friday session as #HillsBySafetyNinjas (other suggestions are welcome). Get your Tweet on!
Congrats to the many of you who got out of bed to rise and shine in today’s beautiful early morning conditions as members of your very own November Project. Today, as we all know, was the last Wednesday of the month. For those of you who are new and/or didn’t hear our announcement before we started our workout, the last Wednesday of the month is “PR Pizza Day” where any member who posts their best tour time will get a full pizza as a trophy. For all of you that PR’d on less than a tour, great job, but keep pushing towards that #1 if you want to get a PR Pizza trophy. Learning from June we had to get help to pay for the many FREE pies as many of you were chopping and trimming time left and right. That is where Stone Hearth Pizza came in. Only a few blocks from section #1 of the stadium, they specialize in quality ingredients that are organically grown and locally sourced. They also have the cleanest gluten-free pies for all you peeps that get an upset stomach when eating products that contain gluten. Their deal is this: If you put up a 26:40 today for all 37 sections and got a PR you’ll get a coupon next Wednesday for a 12″ pie at $2.64. You went 18:42 and got a PR!? Great. Your 12″ pizza is only $1.84. Get it? Not FREE but pretty much. Just helping them cover crust costs and all. Thanks for your support SHP!
Today’s #HillSession was #amazing #ToSayTheLeast. Tons of #newbies came out and were brought into a #grouphug by the current #novemberproject member base as part of our #dynamicwarmup. #Rise&Shine out there in #Brookline we did. Please #RecruitMoreRacers for WED & FRI next week. #MoreRacers=MoreFun
As the weather gets nicer and our tribe grows its important to remind you that we are an all conditions racing team. This means, rain or shine, hell or high-water (does anyone say that?), we’ll be ready to go at our set start time. Today we had a new record of members and also had our largest group of “newbies” take their first stab at Harvard Stadium. Please keep #RecruitingMoreRacers and building this #grassroots #community for #FREE. November Project is yours. Keep building it with positivity and real humans.
Here in 2012, many humans are investing in different tools to help them workout. A new pair of shoes, a new kind of energy drink, or even the latest lightweight fabric that will keep cool breezes hitting all the right areas. At November Project we understand how these exciting new concepts and toys can be fun and sometimes can make working out a little more exciting (Example: Your billion dollar bicycle will taunt you every day that you don’t ride it… so you get out and ride it). We are guilty of this sometimes. Where are we going with this? Well, at the end of the day, you need to look at the total work you’re doing and ask yourself, “Is this enough?” and “Is the volume at a level that will help me hit my goals?” Are you only going to our sessions on Wednesday and Friday? What are some other things you’re doing or should be doing to gain speed, trim down, or just feel better?