Author: Elizabeth MacKenzie

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Rounding out the year

Last workout of 2020. A year in review with the moments to celebrate and fun memories and thoughts were shared last week. Please see here 

Hard to believe about 1 year ago we were playing street hockey at Lansdowne. Remember that? Remembering that fondly….. I don’t think any of us thought we would be here, looking the way the world looks, and 2021 may be filled with much uncertainty as well. However, what we can control is our outlook. What are some of your reflections? How did you respond to all the changes? Did you go through seasons of grief and acceptance? Did you go through a season of change, of discomfort and then ease into a new routine? We witnessed creativity of gatherings, virtual games, ways of keeping yourself motivated to move, to connect, to stay positive.  read more

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Moments, precious gifts and experiences of 2020(Ottawa)

As we begin to say farewell to 2020 are there some moments that brought you some joy? We are being bombarded with hashtags, slogans and bumper stickers that shine a light on everything that went wrong this year. 

What about everything that went in the opposite direction? What about everything that made us reflect and begin to shift the way we listen and share? Is it too cliche to highlight all the good that we found? We believe no and in honour of 2020 almost coming to a close we would like to share a list with you of moments, precious gifts, experiences and events that made this year one not to forget.  read more

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NPHQ Commitments and next steps (Ottawa)

  • Earlier this week, November Project HQ released a video with the help of poet Joseph Green.  We encourage you to watch it as it brings us to face the ways in which November Project grew. You can watch the video and find November Project HQ’s next steps HERE. 

    Our behind the scenes work about diversity/inclusivity continues alongside many of you. The following is a video from Running Industry Diversity Coalition. Here is a conversation we have found added lots of value. Please reach out to us to keep the conversation going:  read more

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Resources by NPHQ shared here (Ottawa)

  • This is us from this morning! You are all champs for waking up, popping on zoom wherever you were and pushing one another to be better this morning. We are grateful for each and every one of you.

    Last week we shared a survey to get your feedback. Thank you for taking the time you did to complete those, we appreciate you. We are going to take this week to review your thoughtful responses and share takeaways and next steps. We are certainly going to need you, we always need you in this community that you have created and hope you want to continue to grow with us.  read more

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Listening to you (Ottawa)

Our goal and objective at November Project Ottawa has always been to use fitness as a vehicle to bring and connect people together.  Whether that be through showing up in the cold months of February along the canal, early mornings at the stadium or post workout bagels.  The intention has always been the same show up early, show up to move, show up to meet new people, show up to add more value into your day and to that of others. We believe that it is fair to say that we, along with 51 other cities believe in this. read more

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embracing the unprecedented (Ottawa)

With all of the unprecedented times that have happened, that are about to occur and to the future times we cannot yet predict. We are hoping to embrace a little bit of these unprecedented times with some precedented events.  Sorry, what?

Okay here is what we are looking to do/create/fuel your fire/foster warmth in the cold days of fall.  With your help we would like to create a moving target of an event.  When we reminisce about past events we think of times like the crate escape, social poster making, bowling nights, holiday runs, mural runs and picnics in the park. read more

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How we respond(Ottawa)

So, September… what does this usually bring? Beautiful fall days, brisk mornings, changing colours, hikes, warm teas, pumpkins! But also, back to school, end of summer transition, starting to be shorter days. It’s not the dark season yet, but it’s upon us, a time when we know we will need each other even more. And perhaps this season, more than ever, we are sitting in some ongoing uncertainties. With return to school, runny noses and days home from work and school to go wait in COVID testing lineups… there is a lot up in the air. We don’t want to be yet another sharer of negative news (though important to be aware of what’s going on), a lot of these pieces are out of our hands. We can only choose how we respond, and who we surround ourselves with (speak to, text, zoom with), which can influence our attitude around things.  read more

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some of those silver linings(Ottawa)

What does the future look like a week from today, a month or even a year from now? Will we still be sporting masks, keeping our two metres of distance, having social gatherings in our backyards still? We’re just as unsure as you are. But, here are some things we would like you to know.

We will continue to connect virtually. You can count on that. read more

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more questions (Ottawa)

As November Project continues to shift and make room to grow in diversity, acceptance, inclusion, and acknowledgement these questions are important to begin conversations with.  If we want to be an inclusive community we know that we need to care, learn and relearn about our collective history for ourselves and for those that continue to show up.  read more