Our Story!
The Illegal Beginning
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Lisa and Taylor first met in the fall of 2011 in the University of Redlands weight room where she watched him workout. Taylor was doing curls and wearing a sleeveless “Air Force Indoor Track & Field Invitational” t-shirt. Lisa, who was an assistant coach at the time, was confused that this track athlete wasn’t training with the track team during the first week of school. She introduced herself to him, and it turns out his name was excluded from the track team’s email list due to a clerical error. Lisa rectified the issue, and Taylor was running (and lifting) with the team from there on out. However, considering the dubious legal and ethical ramifications, this was not the origin of their romantic relationship. Plus, Taylor weighed less than Lisa at the time. Their beautiful story actually began when Lisa “re-met” Taylor in 2019 when he coached an athlete to Division III Indoor Track Nationals.
The Magical and Lawful Romance
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There, Coach Mike Schmidt informed Lisa (who was working the track meet for her job) that Taylor was in attendance. She was shocked at how much mass he had cultivated in those years they were apart, and she deemed him worthy of her time. They talked for an hour straight at the stairs of the illustrious Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center before Taylor finally got her phone number and asked her to dinner. From there on out, they’ve never spent a day without talking for at least an hour, as Lisa is quite “needy” and Taylor is quite tolerant. Taylor quickly began planning a life with Lisa by only applying to PhD programs within an hour of Lisa’s residence so they could be together. The unforeseen global plague dramatically accelerated their relationship which prompted Taylor to beg Lisa to move into the aforementioned residence. The next several years saw Lisa and Taylor live and train together while Lisa pursued her Olympic dreams and Taylor pursued his doctorate. While Lisa never became an Olympian but Taylor DID become a doctor, he doesn’t hold this against her because he was her strength coach so this was kinda his fault. Today, they still reside together, and Lisa still watches Taylor workout.