NCPK
Colin Pistell Sunday, April 4, 2010 at 4:04AM Last weekend, a regional parkour jam was hosted by NCParkour – right here in Chapel Hill. Unfortunately, I was in a seminar class all day and could therefore only stop by for an hour during lunch. (the seminar was fantastic… all about sustainability and system dynamics – I will definitely be turning some of the lessons towards fitness once I’ve had some time to read more and ponder…) By all accounts, NCPKJ13 was a great success. Anna was on hand to represent our small local group throughout the day – we connected with some great local traceurs who have started joining us for training sessions.
For all of my talk on the importance of community, I have done a pretty poor job of engaging with the NCParkour folks until now. I met them all early in the fall, then school, work, and life kept me from fully participating – to my detriment. These guys are good. I am looking forward to working more closely with Alan, Aaron, Ben, Andrew, and everyone else more closely in the future and learning as much as I can from them.
Our Chapel Hill group is growing. J13 served to introduce us to Chris and Daniel, both of whom are valuable additions. I am delighted to welcome Brian, Doug, and Chirag from the business school. Alex continues to get better every day – I heard him explaining the link between exercise and neurogenesis the other day… it brought a tear to my eye… and Anna’s finally healthy again. (and still fearless) In short, Chapel Hill parkour is coming out strong this spring – we look forward to great training, great people, and a lot of fun. If you’re in the area and want to participate, drop me a line and we’ll get you out there!
NCParkour. Photo credit: Regenia Spangler
