Author: Nez

Nez was born and raised on the East Coast, but is also a middle child, making the perfect blend of laid-back but also competitive. He has been a member of NP Chi since February of 2017 and stepped up to co-lead in June of 2019
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2020, Let's Go!!! (CHI)

By Nez & Kaitlyn

They say hindsight is 2020, but right now we’re looking forward to it. We hope you are too!

In getting to know you better, we hear countless times how joining November Project has inspired you to set goals beyond what you ever thought possible. Some of you have completed your first ever race thanks to some encouragement from an accountabilibuddy.  Some of you are currently training for a new distance. Most of you have achieved your 2019 goals. Others are still chipping away. At the end of the day, progress is progress. read more

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Keep Showing Up, Please

Written by Sam Schafer:

Ten weeks ago, I went from a recently accomplished half iron(wo)man in debatably the best shape of my life to being confined to a boot. Turns out, I fractured my tibia with a prescription of no running for 8 weeks. At first, all I thought was “ten weeks of not going to November Project.” What I soon learned was this setback was the reason why I needed to show up. read more

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Defining Community Through A Grassroots 100 Miler (CHI)

A redemption run that started as a solo, grassroots idea and quickly became a city-wide effort powered by friends old and new, and who are the epitome of what it means to #justshowup . This is Callie’s story.

 

It was about 2:30 am. I was shivering, curled up in someone’s tent, waiting for a friend to drive me and my tucked tail home from what was supposed to be a 100-mile finish at a 24-hour race around a 1-mile loop in Lisle, IL. Right from the start, I knew something was wrong. My body rejected all water and food (minus one mint and a sketchy fig newton) and I was stopping for the bathroom every mile on the dot. After 18 miles, that’s when I thought, “this isn’t safe anymore, something is seriously wrong.” read more