On this week’s Runner’s World Show:
- We head out to Brookline, Massachusetts for a Friday morning November Project workout along with 250 or so of the closest friends you never knew you had. Editors Katie Neitz and Brian Dalek explain why all that suffering and support is so darn good for you. (1:25)
- Editor-in-Chief David Willey talks with Brogan Graham and Bojan Mandaric, cofounders of November Project, about their free, weather-be-damned, heavy-on-the-hugs fitness movement and their new book, November Project: The Book. (9:00)
- The Kick wraps up the London Marathon, from the overall winners to some of our favorite costumed runners, a freaky fast old guy, and a race call for the ages. (33:00)
Get Up. Hug Somebody. Run Hills.
If it's Friday morning in Brookline, Massachusetts, you will find many, many November Project people running up and down Summit Avenue. But that’s only after everyone gathers at the top of the hill, bounces up and down, repeats how glad he or she is to be there, then doles out some hugs.
“I gave three bear hugs to strangers before I had my coffee,” says editor Brian Dalek. “It was strangely motivating before a killer workout.”
Killer indeed. We take you up, over, and down the full hills with stair spice workout, and editor Katie Neitz explains why doing something that hard with a bunch of strangers can make you a stronger, faster runner.
November Project Cofounders Talk Shop
Did Brogan Graham and Bojan Mandaric have any idea, back in November 2011, that their impromptu stay-fit-plan known as November Project would eventually grow to include 30 cities across the country and the world?
“No clue. Absolutely zero clue,” says Mandaric. “I mean, my beard is longer now, but that’s pretty much the only thing I could have expected. Everything else November Project related, it was just...it’s been a wild dream.”
The pair talk with Editor-in-Chief David Willey about the growth of November Project, why they think it resonates with so many people, and why their Boston-born brainchild will always be free. They also discuss their newest project, November Project The Book: Inside the Grassroots Fitness Movement That's Taking Over the World (Rodale).
On this weeks Runners World Show:
For more photos and videos of November Project, go here.
Listen to the full interview:
The Kick
We wrap things up with a few notable stories from the week:
- For more photos and videos of November Project, go · November Project: The Book
- The Wackiest World Record Attempts at the 2016 London Marathon
- Audiobooks to Help Make Up for Loss of Daylight
- Journalist Cathal Dennehy Explains Why His “From the Depths of Hell!” Squeal was Heard Around the World
Episode Credits:
The Runner’s World Show is hosted by Editor-in-Chief David Willey.
The podcast is produced by Sylvia Ryerson, with editing help from Christine Fennessy, Rachel Swaby, and Brian Dalek.
Our theme music is “So I Run” by Thunderhoof.
Interviews on the podcast have been edited for length and clarity. Got a story idea for the show? Send it to [email protected].
Brian has spent more than a decade focused on creating compelling news, health, and fitness content—with a particular interest on enthusiast activities like running and cycling. He’s coordinated coverage of major events like the Boston Marathon, New York City Marathon, and Tour de France, with an eye toward both the professional race and the engaging stories readers love.
