Free Fitness Movement. All you need to do is show up!
In the past few weeks, we’ve made an announcement about adding new sponsors to the global November Project family. We also stated that November Project will start accepting donations as we are now a non-profit organization. Since then we have received requests for more details regarding how we will allocate the funds donated. Hopefully, the following breakdown will help answer those questions:
What an exciting week again! While we were busy running those hills and pushing those push-ups, our friends back at the NP HQ were cooking us a soup of awesome news! There are also 2 big races coming up over the next 2 weeks! Let’s recap everything!
A big brand-new sponsor: Brooks!
November Project is super excited to announce that it partnered with Brooks Running as its new global apparel and shoe wear sponsor! Brooks is deeply committed to what makes November Project such a unique place to be and to be a part of: welcoming all to running and activities for the joy it brings, the community it builds and how it betters the world! We couldn’t be more excited about this and have such a great company with a long history backing us as November Project keeps on growing!
Brooks’ influence will be multifaceted, including financial support, access to new footwear and apparel, resources for our leadership training and the annual November Project Summit, entries into Brooks-sponsored running events, and activations on a global and local level. You can be sure we’ll let you guys know how this will impact us here in Montréal!
Want to read more? Here is Brooks official announcement: https://talk.brooksrunning.com/blog/2019/04/17/brooks-november-project-join-fitness-forces/
#NPSUMMIT
This year’s annual gathering of all November Project members from around the world will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 15-18 at The Rock’n’Roll Las Vegas. The races on Saturday (5K) and Sunday (10K, 13.1M, 26.2M) actually shut down the iconic “Strip” and don’t start until the sun sets. There is so much more to come, but for now, plan to partake in various activities that will kick off with the workout on Saturday morning and conclude on Sunday night. We will be sharing NP-specific registration codes soon but if you’re so excited that you HAVE to register immediately, who are we to say no?
We’re stoked about all the incredible things that are ahead of us but for now, please join us in welcoming Brooks to the global November Project family!
On Monday it rained. On Tuesday it snowed. And on Wednesday… we worked out.
The weather in Montreal has been temperamental to say the least, but our crew showed up to put in the work at the second hill workout of Apr-Hill this month. What’s Apr-Hill? It’s a clever pun that Laurent “borrowed” (re: stole) from NP LAX when he was down there for The Speed Project at the end of March.
Whaddup y’all, it’s your resident past NP MTL leader and present dancing workout hooligan. LC squared made the grave mistake of asking me to write a guest blog post and I know how much you all missed my rambles that were equal parts wordplay and sappiness so here we go.
This week’s flavour: CELEBRATION!
Hi, I’m LC, and sometimes I have a hard time getting motivated. Relatable?
I don’t wake up early every Wednesday because I’m motivated. I get up and struggle into my leggings to go workout because I am determined. I am determined to offer inclusive, fun, and challenging workouts for the rad people who show up to November Project each week. This might seem like semantics, but for me, determination beats motivation, and #science is on my side.
Wednesday morning was a good day, because we got to officially welcome one of the biggest champions for NP Montréal as an official co-lead. Laurent is as tall as his sense of humour is inappropriate. His unfathomably smart, enviously athletic, and he’s also a really nice person. How annoying. Just kidding, we’re actually incredibly lucky to have him in this role. Not only does he love the NP movement, he loves the NP Montréal community. If I were a gambling man, I’d bet his passion is going to positively impact all members (existing and eventual). His words below are a testament to that. Laurent, I’m so glad you’re here.
– LC
You must all know that popular expression used to justify drinking at any time of day, given that somewhere in the world it’s 5:00 p.m. – which is typically the start to “Happy Hour” at most bars and restaurants. Well for me, 5:00 p.m. is actually 6:29 a.m. It’s gotta be 6:29am somewhere in the world right now, no? That is what November Project is for me. “My name is Derek and I’m an NPaholic.” The first step is always admitting it. That anticipation is like the night before Christmas. I wish tomorrow would be Wednesday forever…
I don’t know if it’s that spring is in the air, but I’ve been craving all things veggie, when usually I am craving all things cookie. It was over coffee after NP that our crew began swapping restaurant recommendations for the best veggie-fare in our city. Camilo shared that a plant-based diet fuelled his many activities. Personally, I can’t fathom living life without chicken fingers, but I can appreciate the way Camilo speaks about his experience. So for anyone who is veg-curious, I invite you to consider this one very fit dude’s experience.
– LC
Welcome to the end of February. For race day, our champs Dora and Jemal set the pace around Place Jacques-Cartier. The glacial temperatures didn’t slow them down as they ran down that 30-minute clock. Congrats to everyone who came out and pushed themselves as the sun rose behind us!
In other news, up here in the deep north, we’re ready for some sunlight and spring temps, but alas, we’re a few weeks away from that just yet. Never fear! Our favourite Frenchman has created a CUSTOMIZED NP Montréal Spotify Playlist to keep the vibes high in March! Thank you, Laurent!