Free Fitness Movement. All you need to do is show up!
Wisconsin Notes:
– Rock climbing at Vertical Adventures Thursday May 10th at 7:30. Cost : $5.00
– MEC Race on May 13th.
– Birthday June 6th. 6am at Investors group field. Bring everyone.
There’s a contagious vibe that is spreading all around the city and Winnipeggers are AB-solutley on FIRE! The sun is now rising at 5:52am, the weather is getting warmer, the NP group is getting bigger and the Jets are going to game 7!
Wisconsin Notes:
-Our new co-leader DOMinates
-Whiteout workout
-Tribe wins hockey workout in double overtime
-Climbing event, May 10th
-4th Birthday, June 6th
-Trash Stigma, Garbage Hill, June 29th
WE BROUGHT ON A 3RD CO-LEADER THIS MORNING! Dom is here and we’re so happy to have her! Dom has been coming out to NP for nearly three years, she is always making connections and working hard. Dom is warm, welcoming and fit as hell. She can crush burpees all day long with the fittest person out there and yet she can also make a newcomer feel comfortable and safe. She is a natural leader and we are so fired up to have her on the team. She was like a fish in water this morning, and I know she is going to help us take things to the next level this summer. Dom had this to say:
Wisconsin Notes:
-we climbed Everest
-Friday’s start on Friday
-FunRun/ social/ awards/ brews Saturday night
-Ashlyn won Shabooya
Surviving this winter (and spring, or winter Part 2 as I like to call it) in Winnipeg is like climbing Everest. It is physically and mentally exhausting, you think you’re nearing the end but it just keeps going, you’re at risk for frostbite and loosing limbs. But also like climbing Everest, there are some beautiful moments along the way and you’re exponentially more likely to make it to the top if you’re part of a team. So thank you to this team for showing up for the long, arduous climb. I’d like to tell you that we’re nearing the top, but I’m suffering from oxygen deprivation and snow blindness, so what do I know?! The blind leading the blind.
Wisconsin Note:
-This is our house
-V slippery, only a few slips
-Friday’s start at the Legislative, April 6
-Saturday, April 7th, social event
Warmer weather and slippery streets this morning. Y’all showed up in solid numbers and we thank you! It was tough planning this because half the Forks site is either under water or under ice, so we stuck by the port stairs today and minded our footing. We ran some stairs, found out everyone’s dream vacation destination, and did a zillion push ups and squat jumps!
Wisconsin Notes:
-Tabatas for breakfast
-Mull River Shuffle
-NP social event April 7th
Picture this…
Its fifty years ago on a small country farm.
Johnny McMasters Place
And its Friday Night
You’ve just finished ten hot days of back breakin labor
And the hay…the hay is finally in the barn.
Wisconsin Notes:
-The Great Skate was Great
This year, yet again, The Great Skate lived up to it’s name. This race has grown and gotten bigger and better every year. Yet the genesis of this event is quintessentially Winnipeg and November Project; every year Derek and some of his friends would look at the weather, decide it was liable to be the coldest night of the year, and go out and skate the river trail with some wee cheeky brews and call it the Great Skate. It was rogue, it was rough, it laughed in the face of winter and it was slapping a little bit of hype on a seemingly ordinary event. When Derek became a leader and brought this tradition to the November Project Winnipeg, the event took on a life of it’s own. The Great Skate has become an entire day event that celebrates our city, our river, our winter, our tribe and our fortitude. It would be impossible to adequately describe the day, so the remainder of this blog will largely be photos of the magic and thank you’s to the people who helped us make it happen.
Wisconsin Notes:
-Great Skate video and pics are FIRE
– Call me Maybe (rotary phone)
– Ice Castle VIP access
What a morning tribe! After the deep freeze we’ve had, today felt practically balmy at -10 with the windchill. It was a lovely change to see all of your beautiful un-buffed faces!
MAKE A LEMONADE SLURPEE
Wisconsin Notes:
-Thursday Feb 1st, skating Fork 7:30-8am
-Friday Feb 2nd, POP UP WORKOUT 6:14am @the Forks
-Sunday Feb 4th, The Great Skate, 9am
-Sunday Feb 4th, Chain for Change, 1pm
-Evan and Nate have nice legs
Today it was practically balmy out, so we took it to the Bridge! Derek ran into Dr. Tam on the river trail last night and strong armed him into verballing, so we were lucky enough to have the good doctor lead us in a rousing round of warm-up Bop It. Then we did a super weird plank circle, birthday month, noise making, thing? And rounded it all out with the trusty ol’ bridge challenge which is always guaranteed to make you smile and make you sweat!
Coach Scott handed the Shabooya award off to Nathan. Nate is always running front of the pack, he’s fit, fast and friendly. Nate can routinely be seen on Strava throwing down a casual Saturday consisting of a run, followed by a bike workout, followed by a ski, followed by a night bike (you know, just for fun), CASUAL. You want some inspiration to get out the door and do something outside, look to this guy! Nathan, keep doing how you’re doing, we’re glad you’re here!
Wisconsin Notes:
-GREAT SKATE, February 4th
-Chain for Change, February 4th
-Mel and Desiree, NP BFF’s
It is Wednesday, my dudes. And what a Wednesday morning it was! It was only medium cold this morning so we took it out onto the ice and did some person makers and 4 corners and sprints (and some impromptu lost key searching). Then we took it to the path and did some running and about a zillion pushups!
Wisconsin Notes:
-Last week: COLD
-This week: COLD
-31 Badges: GOOD
-Big numbers, despite big cold
-Jenny is joyful
-Helping is nice
-The Great Skate is COMING!
This morning was fire. Scratch that. This morning was ice. Scratch that. This morning was fire AND ice. We EARNED those -31 badges for the 2nd freakin’ week in a row. It was bitterly cold, but y’all warmed my heart with your enthusiasm and your smiles (well, at least I assume you were smiling under your buffs and or frozen beards)!