Category: Personal Stories

Personal stories shared by November Project members.

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Meet Manon…Our Québécoise Tribemate! (YEG)

This was the first time I “met” Manon…via a tweet about an impending move to an unfamiliar city full of strangers and a random comment about trying out November Project Canada. What she didn’t know about the tribe is that there is no such thing as random with the NP tribe! It didn’t matter that Manon didn’t yet know the meaning of a #verbal or any of the many possible iterations of what is considered to be a verbal…the tribe saw her tweet and the response was swift!  (Verbals and Fuck Yeah’s mean the same thing in every language) read more

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It Was My Birthday! BOOM by Ari from BOS

Last Friday, I turned 2.

That’s right, 2.

A couple years back I started hearing about this November Project thing.

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On Twitter. And on the fateful day of June 6, 2012, I finally got my ass out of bed and headed over to the Stadium. I wheeled my bike up the stairs and parked it against the railing. Then I ran a stadium. And my life was changed forever. (Is there a picture of me running that first section? #Fuckyeah there is.) June 6 is the day I officially #justshowedup. (Yeah, I keep track of this shit. Figures.) It’s the day of my November Project birth. It’s D Day, the day when, 70 years ago, the troops stormed Omaha Beach and marched in to France. It’s the day when, two years ago, I charged up and down a bunch of big concrete steps, and my life began anew. read more

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Grow Up or Throw Up! by Patrick from NP_LAX

This week the positivity award was awarded to a consistent core member. He has been coming since NP LAX’s first pledge day and even when he went back to his home town for a week was insistent on doing the workout in big ‘ole Texas. This guy has some crazy dance moves, the biggest heart and every Wednesday pushes himself further and harder growing each week. Patrick McDonald in other words is the man. Here is his story. read more

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Simply Thank You! by Molly from NP_BOS

When I heard Molly’s story, I had to share it with anyone that would listen. If you don’t remember, Molly is the girl that showed up to the workout a week after her apartment burned down. Few months later, Molly is settled in the new place where she decided to put the pen to the paper and share her story. Ladies and gentleman, Molly Blumberg…

I’ve been trying to write this for a while now. It took me some time to get started – I had thought that waiting until I moved into my new apartment, giving myself some time and space, would offer the right perspective. I’ve drafted my story a few times, but none of them felt quite right. I don’t need to give all the specifics of my struggle to say what I really want to say to you all, which is simply, “thank you.” What I want to talk about, what I really learned over the past few months, is the strength of community, of caring and love, of support and resilience. read more

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Just Keep Trying, The Wall Will Break

If you don’t know this guy, you haven’t been coming to November Project Boston long enough. This dude is one of the most caring, genuine people you will ever encounter, and recently he learned an important life lesson while training for a marathon. Ladies and gentleman, here is Deniz from November Project Boston. read more

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The Oar Handle Rows Itself

(Or that time our #positivityaward winner wrote us an interpretive poem about the oar handle)

Meet Tom. Tom is the epitome of NP. Tom is strong, Tom gives great hugs, Tom encourages everyone around him, Tom loves to #raceeverything, and Tom is (like the rest of NP) unique. So it’s no wonder Tom won the #positivityaward a few weeks ago. And in true Tom fashion, wrote us a very interesting piece. We love you Tom. read more

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You Good?

We don’t know much about our friend Rohit, aside from the fact that during his first workout with November Project Boston, we took an epic photo of him matching strides with his amazing dog while grinning from ear to ear. We also know that from that point on, any time he showed up to the workout, he brought back that smile. Recently he sent us a note that we decide to share with rest of the tribe. Sit back and enjoy… read more

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Our Sarah P. (BAL)

Sarah Pardus, we will miss you.

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Sarah came to us in the earliest days of November Project Baltimore. She arrived quietly, maybe a little tentative to hug all of these new, sweaty, tight clad folks. We’re a lot, we’re loud, we’re obnoxious and we understand that but Sarah kept coming back, every week, without fail (a flat tire doesn’t count as a fail…at least not on her part).  And now, when Sarah leaves in a few weeks, it’s going to be hard to imagine the tribe without her. Who else will be at Friday Night Tight Club pushing us to run a couple extra miles instead of giving in to tacos and beer? Sarah, you’re Bmore through and through. Rock that crab with pride girl. Take it away… read more

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Painting the Town in NP Canada Colours! (YEG)

We always say that we want to make a positive impact on tribe members’ lives. We have no better example than Kerry Precht. It started with her secretly working out beside us at the beginning and overcoming her fear of hugs, and evolved to her taking care of all of our grassroots gear tagging throughout our cold winter. She may not be the loudest tribe member, but AF, JF and me know that she has one of the biggest hearts in the tribe. On a side note, I know how much it eats her alive when there is a grammar mistake. That is likely not going to change anytime soon, sorry. I could tell you story after story about Kerry but there’s no better person to tell her story, than herself.  read more

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Boston Strong

Dear Boston,

Last year I decided to take the year off from racing your streets. Instead, I opted to run the Napa Valley marathon for its net downhill course and copious amounts of wine offered at the finish. As of April 14, 2013, I was a retired marathoner. The long distance never quite suited my 800 meter legs and I absolutely despise all GU’s, gooze and Goo’s. But on April 15, “never” became “next year” and “won’t” became “will.” read more