November Project

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The November Project is a free, open-to-the-public exercise group founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2011. [1] The name "November Project" comes from the Google Doc that the founders shared to track their progress in November 2011. While sessions occur year-round, the name stuck.

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History

Founded by Brogan Graham and Bojan Mandaric, both Northeastern crew alumni, the group was started as a way to keep working out through Boston's cold winter months. The pair made a pact to continue to meet at 6:30 am every day through the month of November. [2] [3]

Since that original promise, the group has grown to hundreds of members who exercise multiple times a week in a number of cities around the United States, Canada, Asia and Europe. Membership is open and free to the general public. The group employs several recruiting strategies including a blog, a Facebook page, [4] and a Twitter account, [5] in addition to various media outlets including Runner's World magazine, [6] [7] [8] the Boston Globe, [9] [10] [11] and NPR. [12]

The group selected specific locations within the city of Boston (as well as immediate communities such as Brookline and Cambridge) for its workouts. The standard locations include Harvard Stadium for its stairs, and Corey Hill Outlook Park (also known as "Summit Ave.") in Brookline.

Locations

As of June 1,2022, November Project is active in 58 locations across the world: [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Location NameLocationStart dateMonday workoutWednesday workoutFriday workoutPre-NP nameRef
November Project Boston Boston, MA 11 November 2011Various Locations Harvard Stadium Corey Hill, Summit Ave Brookline, MA [20] [21]
November Project Madison Madison, WI 13 February 2013N/A Bascom Hill State Capitol Steps [22] [23] [24]
November Project San Francisco San Francisco, CA 1 May 2013 Dolores Park Alta Plaza ParkRotating Hill Workouts [25] [26] [27] [28] [29]
November Project Canada Edmonton, AB 11 September 2013Various locationsRoyal Glenora Stairs (fall/winter) Commonwealth Stadium (spring/summer) Walterdale Hill [30] [31]
November Project Denver Denver, CO 23 October 2013N/A Civic Center ParkGovernor's Park [32] [33]
November Project DC Washington, D.C. 23 October 2013 Meridian Hill Park, Peace Circle on the last Monday of every month Lincoln Memorial StepsVarious locations [34] [33]
November Project San Diego San Diego, CA 23 October 2013Rotating LocationsBea Evanson Fountain, Balboa Park, San Diego N/A [35] [33]
November Project Baltimore Baltimore, MD 15 January 2014N/A Federal Hill Park Patterson Park [36] [37]
November Project Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA 15 January 2014N/A Rocky Steps, Philadelphia Museum of Art Various locations [38] [37]
November Project Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN 15 January 2014N/A Indiana War Memorial Various locations [39] [37]
November Project New York New York, NY 5 March 2014Morningside Park (Harlem) Gracie Mansion Various locations [40] [41] [42]
November Project Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 5 March 2014N/A Griffith Observatory Rotating Hill Workouts [43] [41]
November Project Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 5 March 2014N/A The Calling statue west of the Art MuseumRotating locations around the city [44] [41]
November Project Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN 5 March 2014N/A Gold Medal Park Various Locations Around the Twin Cities [45] [41]
November Project New Orleans New Orleans, LA 16 April 2014Various Locations Mercedes-Benz Superdome Shelter 1 - Lakeshore Dr [46] [47]
November Project Chicago Chicago, IL 14 May 2014N/A Kwanusila Totem Pole Cloud Gate [48]
November Project Winnipeg Winnipeg, MB 6 March 2015N/AThe ForksSpring-Fall at the Legislative BuildingWPG Gone Rogue [49]
November Project Calgary Calgary, AB 9 March 2015Various locationsMemorial StairsN/ACalgary Fit Mob [50]
November Project Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA 11 March 2015N/A Mount Trashmore Park N/AHeroic Hearts Project [51] [52]
November Project Phoenix Phoenix, AZ 1 July 2015Rotating Hill Workouts at locations in Phoenix and Tempe, Arizona Papago Park AmphitheaterN/A [15] [53]
November Project Vancouver Vancouver, BC 8 July 2015N/A Queen Elizabeth Park N/A [15] [54]
November Project Toronto Toronto, ON 26 August 2015 Rogers Centre PledgeT.O.Fitness
November Project Kansas City Kansas City, MO 25 September 2015 National World War I Museum and Memorial Get Moving KC
November Project Kelowna Kelowna, BC 25 September 2015 Knox Mountain Park Kelowna Tribe
November Project Worcester Worcester, MA 2 October 2015 Fitton Field Football Stadium Wednesday Workouts - Worcester
November Project Victoria Victoria, BC 2 December 2015Beacon Hill Park Petting ZooVictoria Sweat Project
November Project Iceland Reykjavík, IS 16 December 2015University of Iceland Hallgrímskirkja Áform
November Project Novi Sad Novi Sad, Serbia 15 January 2016N/APetrovaradin Fortress (Tuesday)Danube ParkDobro Jutro [55] [56]
November Project Seattle Seattle, WA 26 March 2016 Seattle Center Various locationsGas Works Wednesday Workout
November Project Amsterdam Amsterdam, NL 7 September 2016 Nemo Museum Amsterdam Fit Project
November Project London London, UK 7 September 2016Duke of York ColumnHour of Power London
November Project Hong Kong Hong Kong 23 October 2016 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park justshowuphk
November Project Orlando Orlando, FL 2 December 2016Harbor Park at Lake BaldwinOrlando Fit Project
November Project Montreal Montreal, QC 12 April 2017 Nelson’s Column Projet Sweat Montréal
November Project Dallas Dallas, TX 19 April 2017 Winspear Opera House We Run Big D
November Project Richmond Richmond, VA 19 April 2017 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts All The Way Up RVA
November Project Ottawa Ottawa, ON 3 May 2017 Parliament Hill (during the summer at TD Place Stadium, Lansdowne Park)Work it YOW
November Project Regina Regina, SK 10 May 2017QueenCity Fit
November Project Austin Austin, TX 10 May 2017Waterloo ParkButler ParkProject Austin
November Project Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY 12 May 2017 Fort Greene Park Kings County Fit Club
November Project Portland Portland, OR 17 May 2017PDX Fit Project [57]
November Project Malaysia Miri, Malaysia 14 June 2017Myyfitnessfeat [58]
November Project Buffalo Buffalo, NY 21 June 2017 Albright Knox Art Gallery Run This Town 716
November Project Atlanta Atlanta, GA 18 October 2017 Ponce City Market Fitlanta Movement [59]
November Project Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, MI 27 December 2017Corner of Lyon & BostwickCarpe Diem GR [18]
November Project West LA West Los Angeles, CA 25 April 2018N/A Drake Stadium N/AWestside Wednesdays [60] [61]
November Project Syracuse Syracuse, NY 23 May 2018N/A Thornden Park Water TowerN/ACuse Community Fitness [62] [63]
November Project Oakland Oakland, CA 23 May 2018N/A Lake Merritt N/AEast Bay Free Fitness [64] [65]
November Project Providence Providence, RI 30 May 2018N/A Rhode Island State House N/AProvidence Project
November Project Newport Newport, RI 30 May 2018N/A Easton's Beach N/ANewport Fit Club
November Project Rochester Rochester, NY 17 July 2019N/A Cobbs Hill Reservoir N/ARoc Free Fitness
November Project Toulouse Toulouse, France 10 July 2019N/A Place Saint-Pierre N/A [66] [67] [68]
November Project Scioto Mile Columbus, OH 28 Aug 2019N/A Genoa Park N/ACrushing it Columbus
November Project WWW World Wide Web 27 July 2021N/A Zoom N/A
November Project Calgary Calgary, AB 1 June 2022N/ARotating locationsN/AYYCFitFam
November Project Maui Maui, HI 1 June 2022N/AWaipuilani ParkN/AMaui Project
November Project Maine Portland, ME 1 June 2022N/ARotating locationsN/APortland Sweat Project
November Project Sydney Sydney, AUS 1 June 2022N/ACampbell's Cove LookoutN/ASydney Fitness Project
November Project Tacoma Tacoma, WA 1 June 2022N/APoint RustonN/AThe Tacoma Project

Collaborations

Over the years, November Project has worked alongside fitness brands, most notably New Balance, The North Face, Knockaround Sunglasses, and Brooks.

New Balance

In July 2013, New Balance launched an advertising campaign centered around the fitness group. The campaign was titled "Runnovation" and focused on the shift in running from being a solitary sport to a social and group-based activity. “This campaign is built on the strong foundation that we, as a brand, have in driving and supporting innovation in the sport of running,” says Hilary Keates, New Balance director of global marketing and brand management.

The advertisements were placed in Men’s Journal , Outside Magazine , Running Times , Women's Running , Competitor , Men’s Health , and Women’s Health .

The North Face

Beginning on March 31, 2015, The North Face and November Project launched jointly hosted workouts on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The events were held under the name Mountain Athletics and primarily focused on strength training and conditioning.

The workouts were hosted in five cities in the U.S.: San Francisco, Washington D.C., New York, Chicago and Boston.

Brooks Running

In April 2019, Brooks Running began sponsoring November Project. [69]

References

  1. ↑ Graham, Brogan. "November Project" . Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  2. ↑ Muther, Christopher (November 15, 2012). "November Project members embrace exercise, one another". Boston Globe. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  3. ↑ Goldberg, Carey (November 2, 2012). "Two Guys Walk Into A Bar And A Free Fitness 'Movement' Is Born". WBUR National Public Radio. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  4. ↑ "November Project on Facebook".
  5. ↑ "@nov_project on Twitter".
  6. ↑ "The November Project Celebrates the December Cover". Runner's World. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  7. ↑ Daniloff, Caleb. "Hugs, Sweat & Cheers". Runner's World. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  8. ↑ McGoldrick, Hannah. "November Project Pays Back Community by Shoveling". Runner's World. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  9. ↑ Ross, Mike. "Facebook meets boot camp". Boston Globe. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  10. ↑ Muther, Christopher. "November Project members embrace exercise, one another". Boston Globe. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  11. ↑ Miller, Joshua. "For some, fitness and camaraderie come first". Boston Globe. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  12. ↑ Goldberg, Carey. "Two Guys Walk Into A Bar And A Free Fitness 'Movement' Is Born". WBUR. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Warm Welcome to #Turbo15 – November Project Surges & Now Owns 15 Cities - November Project" . Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  14. ↑ "The Week of Insanity (BOS & NOLA!!!)". November Project. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  15. 1 2 3 "VANCOUVER AND PHOENIX JOIN THE FAMILY, NOW KNOWN AS #21HumpBeat". November Project. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Welcome, Tribe. - November Project" . Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Locations – November Project". november-project.com. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  18. 1 2 "WELCOME TO NUMBER 45 GRAND RAPIDS". November Project. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  19. ↑ "SYRACUSE! SYRACUSE! OAKLAND! OAKLAND! The two new tribes officially join the NP Movement today! 47 cities worldwide!" . Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Boston, MA". November Project. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  21. ↑ "November Project™ – Open to Public". November Project. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Madison, WI". November Project. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  23. ↑ "November Project 608". @Nov_Project_MSN. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  24. ↑ "NP Expansion". November Project. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  25. ↑ "San Francisco, CA". November Project. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Brilliant start to SF". November Project-San Francisco. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  27. ↑ "November Project SF has acquired the coveted stencils". November Project-San Francisco. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  28. ↑ "For the love of the newbie group". November Project. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  29. ↑ "We're Proud of You [+ a note on our move!] (SF)" . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  30. ↑ "Edmonton, AB Canada". November Project. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  31. ↑ "Real Plan for Wednesday". November Project. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  32. ↑ "Denver CO". November Project. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  33. 1 2 3 "NOVEMBER PROJECT IS OFFICIALLY IN 7 CITIES! TODAY'S #POWERFUL7". November Project. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  34. ↑ "Washington, DC". November Project. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  35. ↑ "San Diego CA". November Project. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  36. ↑ "Baltimore, MD". November Project. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  37. 1 2 3 "It's Official – #POWER10 had its first workout". November Project. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  38. ↑ "Philadelphia, PA". November Project. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  39. ↑ "Indianapolis, IN". November Project. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  40. ↑ "New York, NY". November Project. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  41. 1 2 3 4 "Warm Welcome to #Turbo15 – November Project Surges & Now Owns 15 Cities". November Project. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  42. ↑ "Summer Fridays". November Project. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  43. ↑ "Los Angeles". November Project. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  44. ↑ "Milwaukee, WI". November Project. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  45. ↑ "Minneapolis, MN". November Project. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  46. ↑ "New Orleans, LA". November Project. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  47. ↑ "The Week of Insanity (BOS & NOLA!!!)". November Project. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  48. ↑ "Chicago, IL | November Project". November Project. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  49. ↑ ""Winnipeg Gone Rogue" gone November Project". November Project. November Project. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  50. ↑ "Calgary Fit Mob turned November Project". November Project. November Project. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  51. ↑ "Civil Shades of Grey". November Project. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  52. ↑ "Banananananananana (YEG)". November Project. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  53. ↑ "Phoenix, AZ". November Project. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  54. ↑ "Vancouver, BC". November Project. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  55. ↑ "NP Sŕbija". November Project Serbia. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  56. ↑ "Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself". November Project. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  57. ↑ "November Project PDX Kick-Off Workout". November Project PDX. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  58. ↑ "November Project Malaysia 14th June 2017". November Project Malaysia. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  59. ↑ "Local group joins international fitness movement, November Project". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  60. ↑ "NOVEMBER PROJECT WEST LA!!!". November Project. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  61. ↑ "West Los Angeles, CA". November Project. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  62. ↑ "What a Wednesday!!!🙌🏽We were grateful and honored to host the one and only @bmandaric for DAY ONE!!" . Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  63. ↑ "November Project Syracuse" . Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  64. ↑ "The East Bay Free Fitness Caterpillar Has Become the November Project Oakland Butterfly". November Project. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  65. ↑ "Oakland (OAK)". November Project. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  66. ↑ "Fifty Nifty Sections (BOS)". November Project. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  67. ↑ "Toulouse, France". November Project. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  68. ↑ "It's Official we are NOVEMBER PROJECT TOULOUSE 🔥 !" . Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  69. ↑ "Brooks x November Project = Awesome". November Project. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

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