Some people thought we were crazy. Maybe we were. I was watching the rain droplets bead off of the window on our 737 as we made our way back into the Rose city. Despite the 3 year old a few rows back that might have damaged our hearing from his persistent screaming the past 5 hours, the flight was otherwise uneventful from Maui to PDX. The last 3 weeks have been quite a whirlwind of an adventure however. Actually the past 3 months really. In the past 3 weeks we had done the following: driven 10 hours to Canada where I had raced Ironman Canada, driven home the next day and then returned to work for 3 days, off to Central Oregon where Meghan and I were married a day later, back to PDX a few days later, and then off to Maui for 11 days.
Were we crazy? Possibly. Are there many people in the world that got to experience what I did the last 3 weeks? Doubtful. I crossed the finish line at IMC with a new PR in hand, married my soul mate less than a week later and was sitting on a tropical beach drinking an over priced fruit drink just over a week after crossing that aforementioned finish line. Those are moments you live for. As the plane continued it's descent, I couldn't help but think back to a few years ago. Besides work and family, I was alone. And overweight. And unhappy. And unhealthy. I made the decision to change me life. I started to run. I didn't realize it would lead to all this, but it has. I soon didn't want to smoke cigarettes any more. I slept better, I ate better, and I started to lose weight! Before I knew it, I was on the start line of a triathlon.
Life is about making decisions. As we touched down on the rain soaked runaway in Portland, I looked at my beautiful wife and counted my blessings for the decision I made a few years ago. We bounded off the plane together, virtually singing in the rain, ready to start our new life together.
-T
Were we crazy? Possibly. Are there many people in the world that got to experience what I did the last 3 weeks? Doubtful. I crossed the finish line at IMC with a new PR in hand, married my soul mate less than a week later and was sitting on a tropical beach drinking an over priced fruit drink just over a week after crossing that aforementioned finish line. Those are moments you live for. As the plane continued it's descent, I couldn't help but think back to a few years ago. Besides work and family, I was alone. And overweight. And unhappy. And unhealthy. I made the decision to change me life. I started to run. I didn't realize it would lead to all this, but it has. I soon didn't want to smoke cigarettes any more. I slept better, I ate better, and I started to lose weight! Before I knew it, I was on the start line of a triathlon.
Life is about making decisions. As we touched down on the rain soaked runaway in Portland, I looked at my beautiful wife and counted my blessings for the decision I made a few years ago. We bounded off the plane together, virtually singing in the rain, ready to start our new life together.
-T
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