Free Fitness Movement. All you need to do is show up!
Bosco Layne, formerly of November Project Boston, was involved in a tragic motorcycle accident and passed away on Friday, September 18, 2026.
Bosco was heavily involved with the November Project cities of Boston, Providence, and Worcester. Bosco was a talented individual and artist, from tattoos, paint crew, November Project tags, and even medal design. Bosco designed both the tag for November Project’s 2019 Summit in Las Vegas and the 2019 teal buff.
Hi friends!
As you might’ve heard during post-workout announcements, we’re putting feelers out to see who’s interested in becoming a co-leader at NP Providence in the next 3 – 10 months. We’re excited to grow this free fitness community, and a HUGE part of that is setting up future co-leaders for success.
While this is an unfortunate decision, we believe that under the existing circumstances and the tight timeline we’re working with, it is the right decision. The applicants have been informed of the details and understand the reasoning.
Going forward, the committee will review the tactics and the learnings and will outline the fundraising plan for 2023. The tax-deductible donations received this year will be rolled into the following year’s budget.
On behalf of the NP Summit Travel Assistance Committee, thank you for your understanding and support.
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A first stab at making NPSUMMIT more accessible. Looking for that sign to attend Summit? This is it.
You’ve seen the posts. You’ve heard about the hype. What IS November Project Summit?
Each year, NPers around the world gather for a short but intense weekend of racing, cheering, and connecting with one another. (Racing optional)
As fun as it is, as lively as it is, as FOMO-inducing as it is, we know that for some, it’s just not a feasible expense. So, this year we are trying something out. And if it goes well, we’d like to do it again next year. Maybe even bigger?
This year, we are fundraising an NPSUMMIT Travel Grant for up to 3 people from across the globe to attend NPSUMMIT 10 in Philadelphia, September 16-18, 2022 (up to a $1500 value). *We will be making travel and hotel arrangements for recipients.
Here are the deets:
We’re looking at October with excitement, so we wanted to get you all the information you need in one place! Scroll down for a calendar of events, but here are the details!
First things first: We’re encouraging masks before and after our workouts – so as you arrive, during the bounce, during the photo, and leaving. Please help our community continue to stay safe and mitigate the spread of germs, especially as we head into the cooler weather.
PR Day is here! PR day is BY FAR your favorite workout, according to the survey we sent out this summer. To accommodate as many people as possible, we’re offering 5:27 AM and 6:27 AM start times for this workout. See ya at the State House!
-We’ve got a field trip coming up! We’ll head up to Keene, NH to join Swanzey Keene Fit Project for their Saturday workout on October 2. They start at 7:59 and it takes about two hours from PVD. Please meet in the Whole Foods parking lot (on North Main) so the carpool/caravan can leave as close to 5:30 AM as possible. Bring a shirt! Facebook event here if that’s your jam.
-Up next, the Boston Marathon! For those volunteering on Marathon Monday, October 11, we can carpool up from the Whole Foods parking lot (on North Main Street in Providence) leaving promptly for 5:00 AM. Official volunteer details went out via the Boston Athletic Association and a Facebook event can be found here.
–Hell Week is coming! Join us and bring all of your friends. FIVE days of FABULOUS workouts. Here’s a rundown. Bring a shirt as you’ll receive a piece of a super cool tag each day. If you plan on attending all five days, we can tag your shirt, in total, on the Friday.
Monday = Sunrise 6K. 5:27 AM. We’ll meet near the fountain in Lippitt Park then head over to the start location on the Boulevard together.
Tuesday = Guest leader! Stay tuned on our social pages for more details but this workout will be somewhere in Providence at 5:27 AM.
Wednesday = RI State House Shenanigans. 5:27 AND/OR 6:27 AM. Join us for our usual dose of free fitness at our favorite spot.
Thursday = Yoga. 5:27 AM. Temple to Music, Roger Williams Park. Please bring a yoga mat and/or towel for this one.
Friday = Providence Pedestrian Bridge. 5:27 AM. You’re not going to want to miss this one, in one of our newest favorite spots in the city. You can use Plant City in your GPS and there is street parking all along South Water Street (free at our early o’clock workout time).
We’ll also have a social on the Friday evening, at 6:00 PM. Can you tell we love PVD? Details on the social forthcoming.
And here’s a handy calendar to keep all the dates organized. If any questions, please reach out to us on Facebook or Instagram!
The world got a little weird ever since I lost that dog, right? YIKES. Well, let’s do something fun to change the mood.
If you follow 2018 Boston Marathon Winner and whiskey connoisseur Des Linden on any form of social media, you may have seen her post this photo yesterday.
As soon as I saw it, an idea struck. So, weirdly, I reached out to Des. And she wrote back, And she’s into it. Seriously.
Personal Contact
I’m sure that many of you are longing for the days where you’ll be able to embrace your friends with a tight hug, high-five, or a fist bump. Unfortunately, there are still many uncertainties that are surrounding COVID-19 so until further notice, please make sure to refrain from engaging in physical contact with your fellow members before, during, and after the workout. Consequently, all workouts will be designed to follow this directive (no partner exercises, close encounters, etc.)
The Bounce
This is another NP staple that will have to take a back seat for a foreseeable future as having people in a tight space chanting and engaging in call-and-response is something that we don’t deem safe under the circumstances. We know that for some of you, the bounce is a great way to get into the mindset of the workout and we’re encouraging Co-leaders to come up with different creative ways to engage in introductions that will get you fired up to get going.
Wearing Masks
For those choosing to wear masks or a face covering while working out, we encourage you to participate at the level that is comfortable for you but please be aware that the mask can increase the workload and cause unnecessary strain on your body. If you are feeling light-headed, dizzy, or short of breath, please find a safe place to take a seated rest, slow your breathing, and hydrate. As always, locate a Co-leader and call your local emergency number if you are in need of medical attention.
Waivers
Before starting the workout, all members (new and old) will have to sign an online waiver that can be found by visiting this link or in the website top navigation as well as the footer, in the link named “Waiver”. Participation in November Project workout will not be allowed without a signed waiver.
Have Fun!
We understand that some of these things may not feel like the days of “old” November Project, but the beauty of this community is its willingness to adapt to the circumstances and make the best out of the situation in service of the greater good. We appreciate your help in making the re-opening of NP as seamless as possible.
Last year, when November Project Providence turned One, we had a celebration. Free Cold Brew. DJ at the workout. Donuts. Bagels. Magic. We crushed a PR day. We had nearly 200 people show up. Honestly, it was pretty incredible and you should’ve been there.
This year…well. It’s going to look a little bit different. Kind of.
WE ARE STILL CELEBRATING!! Maybe not together, but “together,” because we have one unifying workout to undertake.
In Providence, our PR day workout consists of running the stairs of the Rhode Island State House, and its grounds, for 40 sections of stairs, with a max time of 40 minutes.
MAY 27 – THE 2ND BDAY WORKOUT:
Go out into your neighborhood, your town, your city, your state. Find a staircase. Run stairs. Repeat for 40 Minutes.
Today, I lost a dog.
For anyone that has met me for even five seconds, you’ll know that I have a particular obsession with corgis. They look like little loaves of bread, and are always smiling, and have big stupid ears. Honestly, how can you not love that? Anyway…
Today started out like most Wednesdays. Our first work out at 5:27 had a particularly incredible level of hype, and everybody absolutely crushed it. Air high-fives were being given out like candy. Laughter, silliness, hard work. It was dope. 6:27, though…
Today was one of those days where Mother Nature didn’t care for our workout. Holly and I spent a good amount of time putting together the what, the how, the why of this morning, only to get to the state house and see most of the staircase as sheets of ice.
New England winter can be tricky sometimes. It may snow a little bit overnight, and you wake up and it’s somehow 45 degrees instead. Or, like today, it gets progressively more freezing as your day goes on.
There’s a meme that says “be the person your dog thinks you are.” I don’t have a dog, but almost everyone I know can attest that I will always stop to pet someone else’s dog. So there’s a 5 second window where random dog has to decide “good person or bad person?”
And I’d say a good 95% of the time, it’s a positive experience. And that’s the kind of energy I think is the most important to take with you in the new year, the new decade. Be the person that the people around you love you, and you love the people around you. But be so damn good that the people you don’t know yet are drawn to you, and be drawn to people like that. Make change in the world for the better. Set your resolutions to be the best possible human being you can. That’s my resolution for this year, and beyond.
We asked the members of the November Project Providence community what their resolutions were for the year, and honestly, I’m so inspired by each and every one of you – whether you told me your resolution in person, or sent it to me for this blog.