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.
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, and a Twitter account, in addition to various media outlets including Runner's World magazine, the Boston Globe, and NPR.
The group selected specific locations within the city of Boston for its workouts. The standard locations include Harvard Stadium for its stairs, and Corey Hill Outlook Park in Brookline.

Locations

, November Project is active in 52 cities across the world:
CityStart dateMonday workoutWednesday workoutFriday workoutPre-NP nameRef
Boston, MA11 November 2011Various LocationsHarvard StadiumCorey Hill, Summit Ave Brookline, MA
Madison, WI13 February 2013N/ABascom HillState Capitol Steps
San Francisco, CA1 May 2013Dolores ParkAlta Plaza ParkRotating Hill Workouts
Edmonton, AB11 September 2013Various locationsRoyal Glenora Stairs Commonwealth Stadium Walterdale Hill
Denver, CO23 October 2013N/ACivic Center ParkGovernor's Park
Washington, D.C.23 October 2013Meridian Hill Park, Peace Circle on the last Monday of every monthLincoln Memorial StepsVarious locations
San Diego, CA23 October 2013Rotating LocationsBea Evanson Fountain, Balboa Park, San DiegoN/A
Baltimore, MD15 January 2014N/AFederal Hill ParkPatterson Park
Philadelphia, PA15 January 2014N/ARocky Steps, Philadelphia Museum of ArtLemon Hill
Indianapolis, IN15 January 2014N/AIndiana War MemorialVarious locations
New York, NY5 March 2014Morningside Park Gracie MansionVarious locations
Los Angeles5 March 2014N/AGriffith ObservatoryRotating Hill Workouts
Milwaukee, WI5 March 2014N/AThe Calling statue west of the Art MuseumRotating locations around the city
Minneapolis, MN5 March 2014N/AMill City MuseumUniversity of Minnesota Boathouse
New Orleans, LA16 April 2014Various LocationsMercedes-Benz SuperdomeShelter 1 - Lakeshore Dr
Chicago, IL14 May 2014N/AKwanusila Totem PoleCloud Gate
Winnipeg, MB6 March 2015N/AThe ForksSpring-Fall at the Legislative BuildingWPG Gone Rogue
Calgary, AB9 March 2015Various locationsMemorial StairsN/ACalgary Fit Mob
Virginia Beach, VA11 March 2015N/AMount Trashmore ParkN/AHeroic Hearts Project
Phoenix, AZ1 July 2015Rotating Hill Workouts at locations in Phoenix and Tempe, ArizonaPapago Park AmphitheaterN/A
Vancouver, BC8 July 2015N/AQueen Elizabeth ParkN/A
Toronto, ON26 August 2015Rogers CentrePledgeT.O.Fitness
Kansas City, MO25 September 2015National World War I Museum and MemorialGet Moving KC
Kelowna, BC25 September 2015Knox Mountain ParkKelowna Tribe
Worcester, MA2 October 2015Fitton Field Football StadiumWednesday Workouts - Worcester
Victoria, BC2 December 2015Beacon Hill Park Petting ZooVictoria Sweat Project
Reykjavík, IS16 December 2015University of IcelandHallgrímskirkjaÁform
Novi Sad, Serbia15 January 2016N/APetrovaradin Fortress Danube ParkDobro Jutro
Seattle, WA26 March 2016Seattle CenterVarious locationsGas Works Wednesday Workout
Amsterdam, NL7 September 2016Nemo MuseumAmsterdam Fit Project
London, UK7 September 2016Near the Bomber Command Memorial in Green ParkHour of Power London
Hong Kong23 October 2016Sun Yat-sen Memorial Parkjustshowuphk
Orlando, FL2 December 2016Harbor Park at Lake BaldwinOrlando Fit Project
Montreal, QC12 April 2017Nelson’s ColumnProjet Sweat Montréal
Dallas, TX19 April 2017Winspear Opera HouseWe Run Big D
Richmond, VA19 April 2017Virginia Museum of Fine ArtsAll The Way Up RVA
Ottawa, ON3 May 2017Parliament Hill Work it YOW
Regina, SK10 May 2017QueenCity Fit
Austin, TX10 May 2017Texas State CapitolVarious locationsProject Austin
Brooklyn, NY12 May 2017Fort Greene ParkKings County Fit Club
Portland, OR17 May 2017PDX Fit Project
Miri, Malaysia14 June 2017Myyfitnessfeat
Buffalo, NY21 June 2017Albright Knox Art GalleryRun This Town 716
Atlanta, GA18 October 2017Ponce City MarketFitlanta Movement
Grand Rapids, MI27 December 2017Corner of Lyon & BostwickCarpe Diem GR
West Los Angeles, CA25 April 2018N/ADrake StadiumN/AWestside Wednesdays
Syracuse, NY23 May 2018N/AThornden Park Water TowerN/ACuse Community Fitness
Oakland, CA23 May 2018N/ALake MerrittN/AEast Bay Free Fitness
Providence, RI30 May 2018N/ARhode Island State HouseN/AProvidence Project
Newport, RI30 May 2018N/AEaston's BeachN/ANewport Fit Club
Rochester, NY17 July 2019N/ACobbs Hill ReservoirN/ARoc Free Fitness
Toulouse, France10 July 2019N/APlace Saint-PierreN/A
Columbus, OH28 Aug 2019N/AGenoa ParkN/ACrushing it Columbus

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.