November Project

The November Project is a free, open-to-the-public exercise group founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2011. The two co-founders, Brogan Graham and Bojan Mandaric, are Northeastern alumni who rowed on the crew team during their time at school. They wanted to keep working out through Boston's cold winter months, and made a promise to each other to exercise three times per week all year, no matter the weather.

Since that original promise, the group has grown to hundreds of members who exercise three times a week, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 6:30am, at various locations throughout Boston. Membership is open to the general public, and the group employs several recruiting strategies, notably including a blog, a Facebook page, and a Twitter account, all of which are updated regularly. Among the regular attendees are sports teams from the co-founders' alma mater, Northeastern University.

As noted in the above-cited Boston Globe article, the group stands out for its positive attitude. Members are encouraged to hug each other and introduce themselves to new members at every workout.

The group uses selected locations within the city of Boston, as well as immediate communities such as Brookline, Massachusetts and Cambridge, Massachusetts, for its workouts. The standard locations include Harvard Stadium for its stairs, and "Summit Ave," also known as Corey Hill, in Brookline, a steep hill.