every new wednesday at november project is a chance to meet some new faces, crush some bigger fitness goals, and learn some surprisingly awesome ways to have fun in our city. so announcing a new #sunrise6k on a brand new course might be an opportunity to try and race at a pace that scares you. or maybe it means a guaranteed PR, since you’ve never run that section of blue jacket park before. it certainly means greeting the rising sun with a healthy dose of sweat, smiles, and (if that’s your thing) strava segments.
A strong and spicy bounce got us warmed up enough to move directly into the day’s work. The tribe got to spend a little one on one with each other as they paired up for a play on Rock Paper Scissors. Instead of an object, they threw out a number 0 to 5, added the two numbers up and then completed a predetermined exercise for that sum. Find a new friend, play again. Connections were made over the next 40 minutes through handholding in hoistees, push-up high 5s and friendly conversation while running down to the dock by the lake at sunrise. That’s what makes this and every Wednesday so special. It’s about getting up early-not only to be the best you can be, but to make that personal connection with someone else who has the same affinity for free fitness and good feels. All of that good energy was just enough to get us through a special kind of burnout- Baby Shark. I’m not sure if everyone’s abs were burning from the exercise or the laughter…either way, it worked! 
Oh yeah, and then there were donuts. Because, besides positive vibes, pumpkin spices are the nicest.
we decided on a leg-lifting sally burnout for the final course of the morning. that certainly suppressed any hunger pains that even our most elite athletes might be experiencing.
PR Day is about showing up before the sun, in 1000% humidity, because you are excited to high five that person you made a connection with last Wednesday, or maybe you had a rough beginning to your week, but you know that every single person that will be there is not only there for their personal best, but also to push you to do the same.
So, whether you achieved a PR amount of burpees/laps or not, I hope that when you ran through that tunnel you felt accomplished. Because there’s so much more than individual effort that goes into a ‘personal record’.
Kelly & Michelle made their debut with NP Orlando, and we got right into some vocal exercises, meaning we got the bounce going with some primal roars. That got us amped up enough to tear right into the main workout. We worked our way up the ladder from 5 to 10, 15, even 20 beastmakers, and the fiercest of all worked their way right back down that ladder. If you’re wondering what exactly makes a beast, here’s the formula: burpee+push-up+side plank+push-up+side plank+push-up=1 beastmaker. 40 minutes of that, mixed in with a little down time of running and squats, and these beasts were feeling fantastic! If that wasn’t enough, we brought out the absolute best in these beasts with a hardCORE plank jack/push-up burnout to the Foo Fighters “Best of You”. It was a brutally positive Wednesday morning, as always. Oh, are you wondering how Kelly & Michelle did? Well, They are Survivors. 
It’s not always easy showing up and pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. Thanks to everyone for really working hard this morning. I saw a lot of serious effort being put in, all accompanied by that gorgeous sunrise. 
We hope you show up again and make November Project your uncomfortably comfortable zone. 🙃