Author: Christine

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We Are Wild (5ummit Thoughts)

5ummit weekend juxtaposed the new and the old.

The new: Water bottles. Calf cramps. Full tour PRs. Friends from other tribes. Friends from your own tribe. Tattoo tan lines.

The old: Harvard Stadium. The Mothership tribe. The NU Boathouse. Sara Wild.

The weekend consisted of moments, combining to become a three-day lifetime of growth for the co-leaders and the tribe members. Moments where your arm hair rose, your heart beat a little faster, your legs shook a little more than usual, your eyes welled up and emptied. Moments where in a tight hug from a stranger, you sensed that they could feel it too – the “it” that defines our movement’s existence. The “it” that wasn’t originally intended or possibly imagined. The “it” that started in Boston, and just now was validated through the thousands that gathered on these historic grounds. read more

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Love and November Project

If you are (1) going to Summit 5.0 (2) getting pumped up for the workout Wednesday (3) reading the NP blog for the first time ever, here’s a fre$h jam to get yourself in the mood:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TorsBMGCoMs&t=654s

Now that you’re all set, strap in.

Summit 5.0 is this weekend. If you’re going, pack accordingly. Here’s the forecast for Wachusetts: read more

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PRe-PR Thoughts

We at November Project try to remain positive all the time (which usually isn’t possible). But Will Bott described PR Day best, when he said “I positively hate PR Day.” PR Day is the bane of our existence. The whole tribe and the earth below them groans when the last week of the month rolls around. Stairs and running. That’s it. Maybe mix in a few tears. But the beauty of PR Day is not in the running of it – it doesn’t really look beautiful, more painful than anything – the beauty lies in the last moments of the workout, when you’re blazing into a tunnel made by the sweaty biceps and forearms of all of your friends. A rogue butt tap makes the 30 minutes of effort worth it; so does adding your new personal record to the tracker, and finding out that you were 8th overall. PR Day is that annoying friend that you’ve known since third grade, and even though they call you out for your sh!t, you love them because they’re always there for you. read more

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PR Day PReview

This Wednesday is the last Wednesday of the month and you all know what that means…..

PR DAY BABAY!

We asked you to send a message to rogerisyourdadwastaken@gmail.com and to write a 100 word or less submission describing your best/worst/most exhausting PR Day experience. As a little sneak peek of the larger compilation of PR Day memories (memorials?), here is one post we received: read more

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Graduation Inspiration

All of your MKE co-leaders are now college graduates. Here are their words of wisdom to you as you pursue future goals:

“Never drink coffee without a toothbrush handy. Two hour-old coffee breath is no joke.” Daniel Graham

“I wish I could stop my dance moves from being so great. Once you find something that makes you feel like king of the world, you’ll feel the same way.” Roger Huffman read more

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Primates, Bananas, and Normal People. Oh My!

Important news on this Monday. The Tribe has spoken. It is official. The majority of the MKE Tribe is normal, average, commonplace, standard, orderly, traditional, routine. But the fringe groups are mighty weird.

Figure 1: Pie chart of tribe responses to the question “How do you open a banana?” The dark blue slice indicates Like a normal person, light blue indicates Like a primate, green indicates I am a banana, orange indicates Bananas are evil, and red indicates Other (please describe in the comments). Yes, I made this pie chart in Matlab.

According to the very official NP MKE Social Page, 38% of the tribe opens a banana “Like a normal person”, 16% of the tribe are bananas (according to the response “I am a banana”), 8% of the tribe thinks “Bananas are evil”, and 3% responded with “Other (please describe in the comments)” to which the description was “Squeeze vigorously from one end until the banana rips out of its peel on the other end. Be prepared.” Hmm… read more

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Surprise Yourself

This past Friday night/Saturday morning, history was made. Not as some expected, not as some wanted. But nonetheless, “the world is now just 25 seconds away from under two hours” (Eliud Kipchoge). I can’t imagine the questions and undeserved regret after finishing that run, but here is yet another example of the indomitable power of the human spirit and where it’ll get us. read more

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Will you sign my yearbook?

It’s that time of year, when the masses say their goodbyes to their classmates. That’s right, it’s the end of the school year. And as DG likes to say “SCHOOL IS FOR FOOLS!” so who even goes anyways? Not me, that’s for sure…..

With the end of the year comes the beginning of a long-standing tradition. Longer standing than the ancient city of Rome. Longer than the days leading up to the next November Project workout. Yeah, we know you die a little when you have to wait through Tuesday before you see all your frands. read more

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The Coastest with the Mostest

ICYMI:

  1. The workout at Miller Park KICKED BUTT. Literally. Not literally… no one actually kicked anyone in the butt… but everyone’s butts hurt for about three days post-workout.
  2. No Coast 2017 also KICKED BUTT. Also not literally. Details on that (No Coast, not the butt-kicking) below.
  3. Roger is still your dad. Don’t worry.
  4. No Coast photo album can be found here

If you were not in Milwaukee this past Saturday, you missed out on a lot of stuff – bonding, hugging, running, building friendships, dancing, beer, showering and not showering, more beer, and more dancing.

Madison showed up and stole the top 2 places in the 6k because state funding goes to supplying the city of Madison with steroid-infused drinking water. Milwaukee got stuck with dirty Lake Mich water but the bacterial supply somehow adds a speed-inducing mutation to most of the human bodies it touches. As a result, despite Madison taking first and first loser, MKE took second loser but we won the race with the most runners with a sub-30:00 6k. read more

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Mothership Marathon

Anuncemonts (pronounced super French-ly, oui oui):

  1. Tomorrow’s the day! Brewers workout, 6 pm, and try to arrive early. Get excited, be sure to get your tickets (free, but get you into the park), and get your friends signed up.
  2. No Coast is also this weekend! Check the Facebook page for more details, and if you can host, sign up with the housing sign-up form. You will be contacted by a leader should you be assigned a couch-surfer.

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Today is a grand day for our country, for our running community, and for our November Project community. The world is watching as runners AT THIS MOMENT compete for world glory or for a free banana at the Mothership Marathon (also called the Boston Marathon to November Project muggles). read more