Author: Nick

We’ve decided it’s about time we introduced you all to Lauren. This girl is the real deal, the cream of the crop, the queen of the AM. When she says she’s a “full-fledged crazy running lady” she is not joking… that statement is accurate as hell. But despite her running craziness, Lauren is tribe through and through.  She motivates us, challenges us, hugs us and loves this tribe like fat kids love funnel cake. We couldn’t be happier to have her here, sweating with us while the rest of our city sleeps. Lauren, do you girl, do you… read more

For some reason, this image is what first comes to mind when I think about this morning. Not sure what that’s about…nobody was making out. This morning was rainy as hell but the only thing that could have made it better was Rachel McAdams setting a new PR. First one to get Rachel McAdams to drop a verbal wins a free workout. ( Gosling is an acceptable alternative). read more

I really want to let pictures speak for themselves this morning. Our theme was #bmore_ridiculous and…uh, yeah, just keep scrolling.

Our photographer, Gio, is about as good as they come so lets show these goodies off.

A lot of ridiculous things happened this morning.

– Forrest Gump showed up and it turns out he is super fucking fast. read more

A lot of important things happened today. We can’t remember what they all were but we assure you, this morning was full of important things. I shall list a few:

1. Donuts
2. A few stud newbies. Scott, thanks for the donuts. They made an impression.
3. A donut that actually had a piece of bacon on it. Fucking bacon, right there, on top of a donut. Right? A sliver of delicious pork perched delicately on top of maple flavored fried dough. Bacon donut, if you’re out there, I hope you went to a good home
4. A bell was definitely involved this morning.
5. A donut with sprinkles on it. Oh, and that one with cinnamon.
6. Patches yelling through a traffic cone.
7. Cupcakes
8. There were a lot of stairs as well. And some squats. Well a lot of squats. Patches decided to bring Sally back so we had to suffer through those shenanigans. We all deserved numbers 1,3,5 and 7 after that.
9. A positivity stick IOU. Megan, you’re positive as hell and we love you. WE also owe you a stick with the NP name on it. Sorry we’re forgetful
10. The only thing that could be better than cupcakes…Gio and Evan’s legs running around in freezing weather.  Shorts in any weather folks. Their legs are just that weatherproof. Easy ladies, don’t all get up at once, plenty of Gios and Evans to go around. read more

This morning was a lesson in team work. It was also a lesson in disjointed, random workouts that make the tribe look like a group of strangers who just happened to show up in the same place to workout. Well…in a way that’s exactly what it was but at least we looked good doing it.

Today was the dawn of the newbie. Our friends over at Lululemon decided to turn their Wednesday morning meeting into a NP workout and we were thrilled to see their super fit faces.  We split into teams of four, completing consecutive workouts drawn from a tupperware container that had once contained hot Pho. We removed the Pho and replaced it with steaming hot workout cards.  These workouts were a lot like that Pho…they resulted in hot, sweaty people and looked a lot better on paper than in reality. read more

I shall start things off with a limerick. (No, this has nothing to do with St.Patty’s day. Can’t a man just rhyme?)

To the tribe of great Baltimore
We could not love you much more
with your curly haired dogs
and your long distance jogs
Wednesday mornings are never a bore

There. I did it. Your weekly dose of November Project poetry. Next week…a Haiku. read more

– This morning was 50degrees

– This morning was speed dating

– This morning WBAL TV showed up

– This morning we had a NP_DC #traverbaler

-This morning had a Raven’s cheerleader

This morning, our coffee was just a little stronger, our hoisties a little higher, our burpees a little burpier, our runs just a little faster. Some mornings you wake up and “I’m the Man” by Aloe Blacc plays not once, but twice. Some mornings you wake up and Mother Nature says…hell yeah, we can push the rain until later. read more

Today’s Brilliant Bunch of Breakfast Bandits moved their Absolutely Awesome Abdominal Activities  to the Lower Level of Light Lane (approximately) for a Totally Torturous Time Trial. See what I did there…I spelled BALT in alliterations. You can’t buy creativity like that, people. Pure grassroots, organic goodness. Patches is currently free-styling about this morning’s workout and Julie Cozzetto has already commissioned 6 unique oil paintings to be sold to the highest bidder. We’re inspired people here down in B-more. read more

This morning is best summed up in the words of a tribe member, Liz Dende. “It’s nice to know that there are other people as crazy as you out there,” she told me. Liz, we at NP_BAL couldn’t agree more. So we would like to start things off by saying thank you to our tribe. You guys are the best fucking part of the week and things will only keep getting better. Better than free gum, you say? Yes, even better than free gum! read more