Heading into the new year, Clayton and I have a lot to work on. One of the top things that *should* be on our list is to start thinking before we speak. What’s worse than Laura’s meaningless banter, is when Clayton gets involved and out loud we have a conversation about the fast tribe members…in front of the fast tribe members…while they are racing. All comments stem from our insecurities that they just may be faster than us. A lot faster than us. It is as if we fear a tribe mutiny and you are all going to trample our backs with your NB 1400’s, leaving us only with each other, the peg leg, and this blog to ramble about “that time we once led a group of SF yahoo’s.”
It’s All About Celsius, Meters, And Eh’s Up In Here
SAN FRANCISCO NOTES:
by Laura
You guys ready for a love filled blog post? Because I’m about to drop words like “adore”, “appreciate”, and “fornicate”…wait what? Nevermind. Just ignore this entire blog post. Skip right over it. Nothing to see here, carry on, carry on! Laura got egged in the head yesterday in the middle of her work day. Then today she tagged shirts in the freezing cold and breathed in the fumes. Combine that with the closet full of cold medication she is taking and you have a winning blog post full of nonsense and love. Are you honestly still reading this? It’s like watching a car crash. Imagine what it feels like to be writing it. Holy shit, she is still writing. How could she possibly have anything else to *not* write about? The tribe came out in the biggest numbers yet. On one of the coldest days of the year. Gosh, darn it, I love you people.
Just Another Friday, Warm For Some, Frigid for Others
SAN FRANCISCO NOTES
by Laura
Word is spreading. Friday’s are growing. Our tribe is so excited about the below freezing temperatures that they are now coming out in bigger groups than ever before. I overheard conversations all week of “Oh, it’s supposed to be 40 degrees tomorrow? F that. I only get up in the morning to work out when it’s 30 or below.” I also have a sneaking suspicion that everyone wants to line up for Rebecca to take more photos of them. Divisadero Street is not a hill to mess with, but NPSF f’ed it up. Denver Dan approves this message.
December From East to West by the #Powerful7
1. November Project DC
The tribe here in DC continues to be strong. Fresh faces were greeted with hugs and then all paired up for some speed dating. Everyone went on a triple date this morning, switching partners about every ten minutes of stairs with push-ups and burpees by the reflection pool. Finished up with a relay race in our groups of six. Big hype for our #RecruitingPapers event this Friday (for full details see NPDC’s Facebook event) and a reminder to everyone that our Wednesday 5:30AM group has started and is going strong. This message was brought to you by Danny (sexy bearded guy) & Steve (sexy stubble guy).
Clayton Answers Age Old Question – Bees or Plankton?
You know how at thanksgiving dinner, everyone goes around the table and says horrible passive aggressive and borderline inappropriate things to each other? No? That’s not how your family does it? Well, that’s not how November Project San Francisco does it either. At NPSF we hug it out. At NPSF, we run stairs for fucking breakfast. At NPSF, we have a second helping of stairs for fucking breakfast, and then we actually go eat fucking breakfast, because its fucking delicious, and I love a blueberry pancake. At NPSF, we do a full deck at Coit Tower and watch the sunrise over the bay. At NPSF, we #earnyourturkey. At NPSF, we do air squats in a circle and say what we’re thankful for, which then devolves into a conversation about what’s more important to the earth’s fragile ecosystem, bees, or plankton? (It’s definitely bees. Cross pollination is a god damn miracle. Without bees there would be no blueberry pancakes. That’s fine, you can be thankful for friends and family or whatever other BS you wanna toss out there. Go ahead, scrape up as many brownie points as you can with your girlfriend’s family, you’re never going to win her Dad over. You defiled his little girl, it’s a lost cause jabroni, and when it comes down to brass tax, those plants ain’t gonna pollenate themselves. Ya heard? Shit, am I still in the parenthetical? This is getting away from me.)
Twas The Morning Before Thanksgiving and YEG was Talking To The Hand
BOSTON NOTES:
by Bojan
“It’s raining”… so what? It’s water, not nails.
“This storm is gonna create a major clusterfuck down East Coast for holiday travelers”… oh well, at least we’re not living in Edmonton (Oooohhh no he ditn).
“My photo didn’t make it into the facebook album”… sit in the front row of the group shot and it will. Unless it’s raining in which case camera stays at home and you can take a selfie.
“BG went to left coast to rub neon spandex with people whose 6:30am comes 3 hours later than yours”… Fuck that guy and his long legs that make him run fast.
Well That’s a First
BOSTON NOTES:
by Bojan
Dear friends born on November 22 that came to todays workout hoping to get some version of a BOOM as a recognition of your birthday, we want to say we’re sorry. We forgot, plain and simple. Our minds were elsewhere. Our brains were thinking about a badass, ultra positive, firecracker of a woman that had to leave the workout to deliver her baby. Yeah, she was two days overdue and she came to run hills this morning. Let that sink in for a second. Jess Colgan Snyder came to the workout to run/walk hills TWO days AFTER her due date.
Edmonton Breaks The New Record, Rest Of The Tribe Shivers in Awe!
EDMONTON NOTES:
by Nadim
Today is the day. Happy Friday, World!
SF NOTES:
By Laura
NPSF welcomed the weekend with a sunrise climb to one of the highest points in the city, Twin Peaks. Energy was high, possibly due to Madison and Boston visitors. Possibly because we are all so sick of working that we cannot contain our excitement for the weekend. Either way, a beastly hill workout, filled with battle wounds and Spice Girls music went down while we OOOOO’d and AHHHH’d at the incredible sunrise over our city. This post is mellow. My zen morning has begun. Excited to see you all tomorrow night at Recruiting Papers 2.0!
November 13. A Day In The World Of NP
SAN DIEGO NOTES:
by Jessie
Holy Balls…or lack of em! The San Diego women showed up in full force this morning ready for some Hump Day action. Let me tell you, our three fearless men were not complaining! … note to the men of SD – it’s yoga pants season – and all the fun girls workout at 6:30am on Wednesdays…but Dave, Chase and Kev won’t tell you that! The ante was upped today with running farther, jumping higher, practicing for plank challenges, and an accidental excess of baby Sebastians…and we loved it! In preparation for The Final Hump, NPSD has initiated a Midget Hump to cap off all workouts and get y’all super speedy and ready to tackle then end of month..times to be posted! Keep spreadin the love SD, it’s great to see this tribe grow…so many hugs!!!!!