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RACE DAY, MONTH OF MAY (and JUNE), OUR WAY.
Everyone in Indy celebrates Race Day in the month of May out at the track. We celebrate each and every month at the War Memorial. Next month (in fact next week) we’re combining the two. Short and to the point, here’s the breakdown of what the month of June holds for NP Indy:
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The beautiful weather in Orlando this morning brought out dozens of smiling faces to brush up on their Spanish vocabulary, in anticipation of celebrating Cinco de Mayo! The tribe found a new friend to start the workout fiesta, and together the new amigos drew one notecard from a sombrero. On each card was a fitness or fun vocabulary term in Spanish and English. They then each performed 12 reps of a predetermined exercise for each letter in that word(Mayo=12 box jumps, 12 push-ups, 12 banana mans, fountain lap). When completed, find a new partner and pick a new word. 40ish minutes of Spanish 101, and the tribe was going to be ready for a siesta, but not before #Angelface schooled everyone with a serious burnout.
The November Project ATL tribe ran what was possibly the best cheer station ever seen at an Atlanta race. (Okay, WE think so, there was no official award.) We spent 5 hours spreading good vibes and cheering on runners for Atlanta’s biggest spring race, the Publix Georgia Half and Full Marathon. The runners loved it and we were greeted with smiles, words of thanks, high fives and more! Thanks to all the tribe members that came out to help us make it a memorable race for everyone – Ben, Stein, Niamh, Julia, Andrea, Emma, Maddie, Tim, Gabi, Dara, Alexa, Danielle, Courtney and Chris (WHO CAME ON HIS BIRTHDAY!!)
“With the end of one month comes the beginning of another.” -Aristotle
End of the month means Race Day here in Indy, and what a Race Day it was! Pastor James brought a flock of newbies (thanks, James!), Tom and Macko killed it as our paint crew, JB played the role of picture master, and the weather was perfect. We even had a newbie commit to Race Day (and breakfast club afterwards) after learning of NP just LAST NIGHT! Spring fever really draws a crowd. Great work all around, and congrats to all who set new PRs.
Everyone in Indy caught it this morning! The VD vibe.
This VD vibe, the morning heat, it all came as a result of us partnering up and getting down to business, if you know what I mean. The weather played a part too, with the warming that is, if you know what I mean. The Valentine’s Day workout paired with the warming trend was a the perfect match. This match brought in traverballers from afar (well, Milwaukee) and newbies from anear! It also brought sore buns, thighs, calves, arms, and shoulders (thanks, Bey).
We’re four. That’s awesome!!! We never hesitate to let people know that midwestern, landlocked Indianapolis came on as one of the first ten NP tribes. (Woohoo!) We came onboard before NY, before NY Part Deux, before Chicago (hey neighbor!), before LA…. We’re proud, but channeling our midwestern roots, we’re humble and caring, so when something disruptive, something impactful happens to our NP family, we care. Like any older sibling, that’s especially true when it affects a younger (albeit only a couple months younger) sibling. Our friends in the City of Angels lost a strong part of their tribe recently when a wonderful tribesmate named Sean died. Sean fought brain cancer and its pervasive strains for 17 long months. This morning, we honored Sean by celebrating his life and the principles he stood for; equality, community, empowerment, support. NP worldwide stands for these same principles, so from Indy to LA we send our best; all for one cause, all for one movement, and at times like these, all for one person and the lives he’s touched.
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PR Day (aka Race Day), a real mother. PR Day during the holidays, a totally wretched thing. PR Day during the holidays in zero degree weather, ugh.
Screw it; Let’s do it!!! Props to those that just showed in these temps–lack thereof–this morning. You guys absolutely rock, even if the only record broken this morning was Indy’s lowest Race Day temp. And props to those that showed up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this morning for their first workout! What a way to kick it all off.
Love was in the air this morning: Tom’s love for the paint crew and his young age, Howard’s love for Tom, Tom’s love for Howard; that pretty much wraps it up.
| When it comes to race days, sometimes the love of NP is a little tougher to come by–I mean, that’s a lot of burpees and stairs–so we highlight love wherever we can find it. In all seriousness, that love of showing support for each other was highly apparent this morning with all the hugs, smiles, high-fives, course guides, PR pride, and positive attitudes. You guys make NP what it is by following our lead in trying to bring your best every morning. Today, it definitely showed! Howard and Tom rekindled their bromance while the rest of us rekindled our love for the smack-down we lay on race days when the mood is bright and the weather is right!
This morning, on NP’s sixth birthday and following WS game 6, we recreated November Project’s birth. Like any birth, it was wet, nasty, and sloppy, heart-warming, beautiful, and unifying. Aside from our hearts, there was nothing warm about it; Shaw’s lips were so frozen that he couldn’t even complete a sentence. Unlike most births, this reenactment featured pumpkins, costumes, and dignitaries (looking at you, Judge Rob, played here by Stew W., and Barrack Obama(?))
Just the facts today; no time for dilly-dallying. Important announcements below.
Workout:
Race Day. ‘Nuff said… On second thought, I want any newbie readers to be able to brag to co-workers about what they put themselves through this morning, so here’s what you did today: Up-n-over (uno), 50 sit-ups, uno, 50 push-ups, uno, 50 mtn climbers ea leg, uno, 25 burpees, uno. By the way, AWESOME job showing up and toeing up this morning by our first timers and by all those who nailed down a new PR (looking at you, Kitty and JoeyMac, each shaving off over a minute!!!). Shout-out to our selfless, always helpful “pilot” runners guiding others through the Race Day gauntlet!