Oh My God, Becky… (YWG)

Oh… My… God… Becky, look at those b…-eautiful humans.  They’re so big, and fast, and out there… They must be one of those November Project tribes or something?

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82.  Just take a moment and look at that number.  82 of you got up this morning and decided that you were going to make today the day; the day to be bright, strong, smart, and smelly, all before 7 am.  You came, you saw, you absolutely fucking crushed it.  The sun was shining and the tribe has never looked so big and beautiful; thanks for your good vibes and hard work, friends! read more

We Make the News (YWG)

Today we had an unexpected visitor join us as we jollily skipped back across the Esplianade Riel Bridge. A photographer from the local paper the Winnipeg Free Press has noticed an increasingly large group of loud, oddly energetic, brightly coloured people gathering every week at The Forks.

He literally walked up to us camera in hand and said, “So what’s this all about? We could probably find a pretty spot for a photo on that bridge.” And just like that, we Made The News. If anyone happens to follow any of the other November Project Tribes, or perhaps the Godfathers, Bojan and Brogan, you will notice use of the #NewCh19 and the tag line “We Make The News”.
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You Shine So Damn Bright! (YWG)

The sun was out, the trees were budding, and the flowers in bloom. Yet the brightest thing about today was the 67 smiling faces who showed up this morning for what turned out to be an ass kicking. After returning from a quick trip out of town, there is nothing better to reinvigorate my love for this city and my love for this movement like a big group and people hugging, smiling and bouncing with me at 6:15 AM. read more

Free Nose Massages (YWG)

Here at November Project Winnipeg we know that the number one reason people come out every Wednesday morning is their nose.  The nose is the morning coffee of the human body; the bacon to yours eggs, the peanut butter to your jam.  The nose is where it all starts and where it ultimately comes to a satisfactory conclusion of senses and aromas. read more

Faster Than A Dragon… Boat (YWG)

The tribe excitedly hopped on a new opportunity this morning, taking up our boy Derek’s offer to host us for our first Friday pop-up work out of summer 2015 (that’s right, we’ve decided, its summer now and we are sticking to it). Derek and his brother Rob were super generous to host us at the Manitoba Canoe and Kayak Centre where we got our paddle on racing a Dragon Boat up and down the mighty Red River, and I’ll be the first to admit that I wasn’t sure if it was going to be a workout, but damn my arms are still sore as I type this 5 hours later! read more

We looked in to each others’ souls… (YWG)

…And we found pure fucking gold!

Listen people, when it turns to Spring time in Winnipeg people get pretty amped about it, I mean shorts when its 5* C, windows down in the car with the heat still blasting and some other pretty unique and weird shit. All of this is to say that this week was not very Spring-like – so while I hate to accept peoples’ excuses of cold weather, I honestly thought we may see a dip in attendance from our NP_YWG record of 61 people last week. Turns out I was wrong, I was way wrong. When the final count was done, we once again proved that Winnipeggers are awesome, they love free shit and that we love to bond over a little community based fitness, oh and we smashed the attendance record. . . 62 people! read more

On Wednesdays We Wear Neon

So a little mental math for all you faithful followers. If we had 23 people workout when it was -40* and the temperature today at 6 AM was 12*, which by all measures is at least 13 times as awesome – how many people showed up to November Project Winnipeg this morning?

The answer of course is 61. If you got 176, it’s because you forgot to carry the 1 on the long division – common mistake. read more

Crush the Kings!

Another another Wednesday, another beautiful morning and (official NP) attendance records crushed!  44 tribe members showed up this morning to crush a brutally hard workout and get their dance on with a Boy Band playlist from days gone past.  Remarkably, and completely unintentionally the tribe also sent a strong message of support for the Jets as they march on towards the first play-off appearance of the Jets 2.0 era; read on for more… read more

Sebastian The Easter Bunny

Sebastian the Easter Bunny took charge this morning at the workout and all I can say is, Sebastian is a dick.

He kicked our asses, had us running all over the Forks grounds following clues and was relentless in his assault on our bodies. One tribe leader named Dom (names have been changed to protect his identity/pride) was seen curled over saying “I think I am going to puke, fuck Sebastian”.  Group Plank Scotia - HRM While that first part definitely all happened, the real truth is that this morning was amazing! The sky was a beautiful pink and purple, the weather was warm, and tribe members showed up in shorts and T-shirts for the first time since October! Was the workout hard? Fuck yeah it was hard; but we all made it, we rallied, we pushed each other and we were rewarded with Mini-Eggs at the end (thanks Sebastian!). The tribe was big this morning, 3 newbies and more than 10 old faces who crept out of hibernation and returned to us. Each week we tag more shirts, the community gets stronger, the hugs get a little tighter and we roll onwards!  Sarah L PA The positivity award was handed to one of our fiercest females today. Sarah has been with us since October, she braved every single winter workout (except for one while she was away representing her business faculty on the national scene!!) and she absolutely flies out there, every single week. Never one to take the modified exercise: she jumps the highest ledges, sprints at the front of the pack and proves to us that fierce comes in many packages. Sarah, we will miss you when you move to Calgary! Our loss is most certainly their gain! Great job today and everyday. Get on the tracker, drop your verbals for next week and lastly register now or show up for race day registration on Saturday morning at Assiniboine Park. We will be tagging gear at the MEC 5K and 10K race and we will be dominating the event. Set a goal, challenge yourself, step outside your comfort zone and join us at the start line. 9 AM saturday morninghttp://events.mec.ca/node/40761. The tribe is strong! Much love Tom and Rick

Pulled A Fast One

Well there you have it folks – today just goes to show that despite any indication of nice weather in Winnipeg in March, you need to prepare for the worst.  Two weeks ago we were given the lovely surprise of having all the snow melt by mid-March; an unheard of feat for Winnipeg at this time of the year.  Despite a few slippery mornings we were pumped and ready to get going on our summer workouts – I even had my shorts all pulled out and nicely ironed, ready to go for this week.  Alas, Winnipeg winter can be a cold, heartless bitch; Tuesday night rolls around and we wake up Wednesday morning with a full 4 inches of freshly fallen, wet and sticky snow. read more