Category: Winnipeg, MB

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Hello, NP Winnipeg Crew!

Thank you to everyone who shared their thoughts in our August survey! We’re dedicated to creating fun, inclusive, and challenging workouts every Wednesday. We appreciate you sharing your thoughts, and in the spirit of transparency, we’d like to share the key feedback we received.

What We Heard:

Most of you find our workouts both fun and challenging, with many suggesting we add more strength-building and High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). The Bridge Challenge remains a fan favorite (no surprise there), and there’s interest in bringing back workouts like Spell Your Name, Lunge to St. B, and Better Than Bedtime. read more

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Pride Month Feature: Danny from Winnipeg

Happy Pride Month! Today we’re celebrating with one of our Co-leaders in NP Winnipeg. Danny (they/them) brings compassion and vulnerability to their community and shares how their queer journey runs tandem with their time as a Co-leader.

Danny Epp photo

What words do you use to describe your full identity/all your identities?
Danny the Demidude, demimale, demiboy, non-binary, they/them causing mayhem.

Who are some of the LGBTQIA2S+ athletes in the world of running/sport that you look up to?
I look up to my fellow queer NP Co-leaders. They inspire me in how they show up for their communities and in the world with utter authenticity, courage and weirdness. I am blessed to know them and call them my friends.

When did you first #JustShowUp to NP? How did you come across NP? What is it that you were looking for in a fitness group? How did NP provide that? What was an “extra” that NP has that you found value in? read more

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NPSUMMIT10 Travel Grant

UPDATE – August 10, 2022.
A few months ago, we launched a campaign to offer financial assistance to November Project members from around the world to attend NPSUMMIT. We received a dozen applications and fundraised a few hundred dollars towards our $4500 goal to bring up to 3 members to Philadelphia. After the tragic passing of NP Malaysia Co-leader, Robert Ling, we pivoted fundraising efforts in order to support his family and to cover the cost of his repatriation. With 6 weeks to go before the event, the Committee in charge of the financial assistance program composed of Co-leaders and members has decided to halt the outreach until the end of the year and focus their efforts on the 2023 Summit.

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:

  • Applications will be accepted through June 30
  • Review process will be in July, and grant recipients will be notified by end of July
  • Travel arrangements will be made for recipients shortly after being notified

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    Canada Day 2021

    I’m fairly certain that you’ll likely never come across someone who is more proud of where they are from. My parents left apartheid in South Africa and came to Canada from to provide their family with a better opportunity. I’m proud and grateful that they did as it has provided me with so many amazing opportunities.  read more

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    The Code Red, Shake it off, Stay Connected, It’s Almost Our Birthday (Solo) Movement Challenge

    Hey NP YWG Fam, 

    We miss the heck out of you all, but we know that staying safe is our most important priority. 

    With the warming of the days, the earlier rise of the sun and the tightening of restrictions we have come up with a fun new way to keep us all connected. We’re doing a 29 DAY MOVEMENT CHALLENGE! Starting Wednesday, May 5 and going until our – birthday on Wednesday, June 2nd!  read more

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    What’s nice? Pumpkin Spice!

    Back to school Backpack workout!

    We are two days into September and it already feels like fall! Crisp mornings at NP are always my favourite, watching the sunrise slowly and hearing the world waking up around us as we are halfway through our workout always makes Wednesday mornings feel extra remarkable to me.

    Yearbook Photos/ Winnipeg Harvest Haul

    As mentioned at the workout today, we want to communicate with members of November Project Winnipeg that we three are consistently observing the current Covid-19 situation here in Manitoba. We have decided that we will follow provincial and health region guidelines. read more

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    Hello, June! Where have you gone?

    Winnipeg Notes

    • Pride Workout
    • Scott runs a marathon
    • Desiree hosts another epic cheer station
    • Restrictions changing
    • Screening Tool
    • Taking Stigma to the Trash
    • Friday guest co-leaders
    Gaston, we are glad you’re here!

    Massive shoutout and thank you to Gaston for leading us through yet another phenomenal Pride Workout this past Friday. We are so glad you are here, that you for taking the time to explain the significance of the workout, walking us through LGBTQIA2S and keeping us all smiling through 50 reps of inchworm pushups. Whew. All the be followed up by a Born This Way, ab blasting burnout. T read more

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    6th Birthday Buff Bash

    Happy Birthday NP YWG

    Winnipeg Notes:

    Today was our birthday, and it was awesome. Well over 100 of you showed up and we had you safely divided into 4 groups. Our resident photographer Mel did such an incredible job capturing the joy of the workout, that this will be a photo blog. THANK YOU MEL!

    But before that, today is Global Running day and our partners Brooks are donating $1 to the Equal Justice Initiative for every person who signs up and runs 5km before June 7th, so please follow this link, sign up, and get out there and run. read more