Lake Merritt Loops

Today at NP_OAK, we focused on the 101 basics of our workouts at the Lake Merritt Boating Center.

There are lots of paths and loops in Lakeside Park by Lake Merritt. So many that it’s easy to wander and get lost. So we wanted to make it easier to understand what the hell we’re talking about when we tell everyone to run to “the tree” and back. Hopefully now you’ll all remember the Boathouse Loop, the Tree Loop, the Gazebo Loop, and the Youth Center Loop. Trust us, you’ll come to know them very well… read more

Oakland <3s Hadar

This is Hadar.

She’s awesome.

Hadar is the first and very deserving recipient of November Project Oakland’s Positivity Award. Hadar is one of those people we’ve all met at November Project: someone who’s new to an area, decided to check out NP, and just kept. showing. up. She shows up to every workout. She shows up to NPSF hills on Fridays. She shows up to happy hour. She showed up to Bay to Breakers. read more