Free Fitness Movement. All you need to do is show up!
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Spring is coming and it’s time to play outside!
Run, walk, hike (or crawl?) some hills to participate in November Project Montréal’s Apr-hill challenge! Log at least 1000 m of elevation between April 5th and May 2nd to claim your special Apr-hill 2021 tag. Yes, a special once-in-a-lifetime tag you can only get by completing this challenge!!
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Good morning everyone!
You made it to November which, considering 2020 as a whole, is quite an achievement in itself. But November can also be that time of the year and it restarts to be yucky out there, daylight is short and our overall motivation takes a dip… Enough reasons to make two guys want to start a “project” to keep themselves active nine years ago… 😉
In times like these, the power of community really does shine through. And is definitely more important than ever!
This morning, we held our first virtual workout and gosh, did it boost my morale. Sure, it started pretty awkwardly with that squat “bounce”, but I think it’s safe to say we got a pretty good sweat in. And a great post-workout coffee catch-up. It was SO nice to see you all through videochat. And also to have several newcomers join our workouts for the first time!
November Project has always been about making our cities more connected through free all-level fitness.
So when Florent & Fauve told us they wanted to launch a little challenge to get people moving and try to go visit a different running club int he city every day for a week, I immediately thought it was an amazing idea. Now, a couple of weeks later, they have organized a full-out open challenge for everyone with some cool prizes to win.
I’ll let the two of them explain in both anglais et French, in good Montréal fashion!
– Laurent
With the decade coming to a close, let’s take some time to reflect and celebrate our individual and group achievements, to commemorate some great memories we’ve shared, and to acknowledge some of our favourite things that have made us happier humans.
Each year, the Montréal Pride Festival organizes various community events to raise public awareness of the current issues surrounding the LGBTQ+ community, both on a local and international level.
This year, the festival is held between August 8-18. In support of our sexual and gender diverse communities, we have organized a few special events:
Our incredible Jemal ran his first half-marathon without really expecting to. Here is his story, enjoy!
– Laurent
Leaving my house around 7h30pm for a night run, I didn’t really set a goal for how long to run. Caught up with a running buddy in Chinatown, we headed to Parc Jean Drapeau over the amazing Jacques Cartier!
So how did our little NP Montréal team, Le Cirque du Sore Legs, fare against the fierce competition in the RunAround125 relay race last weekend? Well, let us tell ya…
– Dora
July 6, 2019: What a day. Branded as Le Cirque du Sore Legs, the November Project Montréal community came together as a team, and achieved an amazing feat at the RunAround125 race last Saturday.
So there’s this RunAround125 race happening like… Tomorrow! Organized by our good friend Gophrette Power, this 125km relay race around the entire Island of Montréal is going to be a lot of fun! Some of our members saw The Speed Project happen from far away this year and so were excited to try this mini-version right here in our backyard!
And so, Le Cirque du Sore Legs was born! How was this team picked? Well, they were the first ones to put their hand up when they heard “… run 125 kilometers… blablabla … relay … blablabla … a ton of fun … blablabla … it will be really hot!”. And so now, for the next act of the NP Montréal circus, I present to you the team!
– Laurent
This week, our dear Mehrsa looks back at her experience over the last few months here in Montreal and how we went not believing she would ever look forward to waking early on Wednesday to exercise in the cold to loving it! Enjoy!
– Laurent
I moved to Montreal for my studies, but studying was not the main challenge. Until then, I had always been under the protection of my parents and friends in my hometown. I saw myself surrounded by responsibilities at once in a totally new context, out of my comfort zone. I had to deal with adulthood, immigration, and the tough school programs all at the same time, and most importantly, I needed to step into the new society.