We #FilledTheStairs – Now what? (VB)

This past Wednesday (January 17th 2018), November Project Virginia Beach finally Filled The Stairs at Mount Trashmore Park in Virginia Beach (USA). It was one of those unreal, once-in-a-lifetime, type mornings. Yes it was a dream. Yes it was a goal. HISTORY LESSON: Retired NP_VB Co-Leader Kris Utt came up with the #FillTheStairs idea back in March 2016 — It had been a rough winter of cold weather and low numbers at workouts (shout out to the OGs who remember those dark cold mornings) This was a time back when smack talk between NP tribes was high(er) #talk30tome — generally between Boston & DC & sometimes SF arguing about who was the Mothership of NP -and that #MotherShift was happening. They argued who had the biggest, baddest, & best tribe. It was a lot more frequent then. So we used the #FillTheStairs blog as a way for us to connect to the tribe for a common goal and spark some buzz. We call that HYPE now. We wanted to play with the big boy cities too! We wanted to roll deep at the Endurance Challenges and say we have the best tribe. We at least wanted to pretend to talk smack and most importantly we wanted the RESPECT. We wanted to put Virginia Beach on the MAP… (below are some group photos from Jan & Feb 2016)

Back then, the #FillTheStairs goal almost seemed unreachable; especially because we workout in the morning (every weds 615-7AM #justshowup) and it was escpecially never going to happen during the Month of JANUARY.

Flash forward to today. 3 people to a stair X 71 stairs = roughly 213+ humans at one 45 minute workout on a Wednesday morning. That is some pretty powerful stuff. The #grassroots fitness movement is real. We could not have done it without each and everyone of you who have showed up or supported us. If you truly believe in November Project & the good it can do, the friendships made, the relationships formed, the strange/nice/weird people you meet, the fitness goals reached, and the feeling you get from bringing the community together and a little closer then you understand the movement. We could not have done it without J&A Racing, shoutout to the wolf pack training team for rolling deep & Ryan for leading them from the front! You all are now members of NP too! #weregladyourhere

We #FilledTheStairs – Now What? What is our goal for the rest of 2018? We want to solidify and strengthen what makes NP so unique and why people keep coming back across 45 cities all-around-the-world. It is because of the people & the workouts. #thetribeisstrong

Wisconsin Notes of events to look forward to #SaveTheDates:

1/24: 40|80 Strava Party

1/28: I RUN FOR #TheCrateEscape

2/10: Cupid’s Undie Run – Virginia Beach

3/7: November Project Virginia Beach – 3rd Birthday Workout Party

3/16-18: Shamrock Marathon Weekend

4/28: Endurance Challenge Series DC

Goal for next Wednesday! — Learn something new about a tribe member you already know and say hello to anyone you don’t know yet. Also make any newbies feel welcome.

Spread Love,

Red

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