Are you in Reykjavik and needing a little motivation to keep up your training schedule or just in the hunt for some running mates? The November Project provides both. Every single Wednesday and Friday the members of the Icelandic group of this international project kick off their training at 6.30 AM and everyone are welcome. On Wednesdays they meet by the front entrance of the main building of the University of Iceland and on Fridays by Hallgrímskirkja church (see map for locations below).
The November Project is a movement of free public exercise groups which have sprung up around the US in the past few years. The first November Project group was founded in November 2011 in Boston US by two young men who wanted motivation to meet to run and exercise during the cold Boston mornings. Since then new groups have sprung up in a number cities in North America, the US and Canada.
The Icelandic addition to the November Project was founded by Rakel Eva who had been introduced to the project while staying in the US with her husband who was attending Harvard Law School.
And it’s easy to see why Rakel was inspired. A recently released documentary video captures the spirit and energy of the November-project exercise groups.
When the group Rakel founded with her father Sævar in 2014 in Reykjavík formally joined the November group network, Reykjavík became the first city outside North America to join.
The web page of dooster films, which produced the documentary short, describes the November-project as a cross between an exercise group and way of life:
Three days a week, hundreds of people in cities across North America wake up earlier than most and move their bodies to a predetermined location so they can hug strangers, laugh and smile, and get to know their community. Oh – and they get a great workout, too.
The groups include professional runners and less experienced people who have one thing in common: A wish to excercise together early morning, no matter what the weather! The groups use social media to coordinate and motivate their members. For further info and news, check out the group´s Facebook page to keep up to date!
Are you in Reykjavik and needing a little motivation to keep up your training schedule or just in the hunt for some running mates? The November Project provides both. Every single Wednesday and Friday the members of the Icelandic group of this international project kick off their training at 6.30 AM and everyone are welcome. On Wednesdays they meet by the front entrance of the main building of the University of Iceland and on Fridays by Hallgrímskirkja church (see map for locations below).
The November Project is a movement of free public exercise groups which have sprung up around the US in the past few years. The first November Project group was founded in November 2011 in Boston US by two young men who wanted motivation to meet to run and exercise during the cold Boston mornings. Since then new groups have sprung up in a number cities in North America, the US and Canada.
The Icelandic addition to the November Project was founded by Rakel Eva who had been introduced to the project while staying in the US with her husband who was attending Harvard Law School.
And it’s easy to see why Rakel was inspired. A recently released documentary video captures the spirit and energy of the November-project exercise groups.
When the group Rakel founded with her father Sævar in 2014 in Reykjavík formally joined the November group network, Reykjavík became the first city outside North America to join.
The web page of dooster films, which produced the documentary short, describes the November-project as a cross between an exercise group and way of life:
Three days a week, hundreds of people in cities across North America wake up earlier than most and move their bodies to a predetermined location so they can hug strangers, laugh and smile, and get to know their community. Oh – and they get a great workout, too.
The groups include professional runners and less experienced people who have one thing in common: A wish to excercise together early morning, no matter what the weather! The groups use social media to coordinate and motivate their members. For further info and news, check out the group´s Facebook page to keep up to date!
