We met at work, bicycle rentals and tours. On my first day towards the end of the shift I was asked to help close a location with Michael. This required us to move an outdoor stand to our storage, 200 yards away. I saw him dashing from storage to the tent and the first thing out of my mouth was “We run here?” He replied yes as he ran back and forth. Michael asked me if I was a runner and I replied no, but I want to be. Truth be told I still can’t run long distances. From that day on, Michael beckoned me to watch the sunset over the Golden Gate Bridge and share a few drinks to unwind after work almost every night! I finally gave in and we spent some very cold nights getting to truly know each other over the course of year. By then we felt like we really knew each other and decided to take our friendship a step forward. We have not looked back since.