November Project

The words "November Project" are spelled out using white bubble letters.
Logo of the November Project

The November Project is a free, open-to-the-public exercise group founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2011. 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.

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.

The group grew 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. Various media outlets discussed or featured photos of the club, including Runner's World magazine, the Boston Globe, and NPR.

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 was active in 58 locations across the world:

Location Name LocationStart datePre-NP nameRef
November Project Boston Boston, Massachusetts 11 November 2011
November Project Madison Madison, Wisconsin 13 February 2013
November Project San Francisco San Francisco, California 1 May 2013
November Project Canada Edmonton, Alberta 11 September 2013
November Project Denver Denver, Colorado 23 October 2013
November Project DC Washington, D.C. 23 October 2013
November Project San Diego San Diego, California 23 October 2013
November Project Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland 15 January 2014
November Project Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 15 January 2014
November Project Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana 15 January 2014
November Project New York New York City 5 March 2014
November Project Los Angeles Los Angeles, California 5 March 2014
November Project Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 5 March 2014
November Project Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota 5 March 2014
November Project New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana 16 April 2014
November Project Chicago Chicago, Illinois 14 May 2014
November Project Winnipeg Winnipeg, Manitoba 6 March 2015 WPG Gone Rogue
November Project Calgary Calgary, Alberta 9 March 2015 Calgary Fit Mob
November Project Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, Virginia 11 March 2015 Heroic Hearts Project
November Project Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona 1 July 2015
November Project Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia 8 July 2015
November Project Toronto Toronto, Ontario 26 August 2015 PledgeT.O.Fitness
November Project Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri 25 September 2015 Get Moving KC
November Project Kelowna Kelowna, British Columbia 25 September 2015 Kelowna Tribe
November Project Worcester Worcester, Massachusetts 2 October 2015 Wednesday Workouts - Worcester
November Project Victoria Victoria, British Columbia 2 December 2015 Victoria Sweat Project
November Project Iceland Reykjavík, Iceland 16 December 2015 Áform
November Project Novi Sad Novi Sad, Serbia 15 January 2016 Dobro Jutro
November Project Seattle Seattle, Washington 26 March 2016 Gas Works Wednesday Workout
November Project Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands 7 September 2016 Amsterdam Fit Project
November Project London London, UK 7 September 2016 Hour of Power London
November Project Hong Kong Hong Kong 23 October 2016 justshowuphk
November Project Orlando Orlando, Florida 2 December 2016 Orlando Fit Project
November Project Montreal Montreal, Quebec 12 April 2017 Projet Sweat Montréal
November Project Dallas Dallas, Texas 19 April 2017 We Run Big D
November Project Richmond Richmond, Virginia 19 April 2017 All The Way Up RVA
November Project Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario 3 May 2017 Work it YOW
November Project Regina Regina, Saskatchewan 10 May 2017 QueenCity Fit
November Project Austin Austin, Texas 10 May 2017 Project Austin
November Project Brooklyn Brooklyn, New York 12 May 2017 Kings County Fit Club
November Project Portland Portland, Oregon 17 May 2017 PDX Fit Project
November Project Malaysia Miri, Malaysia 14 June 2017 Myyfitnessfeat
November Project Buffalo Buffalo, New York 21 June 2017 Run This Town 716
November Project Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia 18 October 2017 Fitlanta Movement
November Project Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, Michigan 27 December 2017 Carpe Diem GR
November Project West LA West Los Angeles, California 25 April 2018 Westside Wednesdays
November Project Syracuse Syracuse, New York 23 May 2018 Cuse Community Fitness
November Project Oakland Oakland, California 23 May 2018 East Bay Free Fitness
November Project Providence Providence, Rhode Island 30 May 2018 Providence Project
November Project Newport Newport, Rhode Island 30 May 2018 Newport Fit Club
November Project Rochester Rochester, New York 17 July 2019 Roc Free Fitness
November Project Toulouse Toulouse, France 10 July 2019
November Project Scioto Mile Columbus, Ohio 28 Aug 2019 Crushing it Columbus
November Project WWW World Wide Web 27 July 2021
November Project Calgary Calgary, Alberta 1 June 2022 YYCFitFam
November Project Maui Maui, Hawaii 1 June 2022 Maui Project
November Project Maine Portland, Maine 1 June 2022 Portland Sweat Project
November Project Sydney Sydney, Australia 1 June 2022 Sydney Fitness Project
November Project Tacoma Tacoma, Washington 1 June 2022 The Tacoma Project

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

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