forty-eight; Tristan, Ibis Cyclocross bike

He’s a grower: of plants, of family, and of future.
The independent landscaping business sprouted from necessity (his lady was having twins),
“It all changes when you have kids.”
The triathlons stopped somewhere around then.
But that was four years and a few community colleges ago.
Now he commutes to Cal from Oakland for a program in agricultural architecture and races Cyclo-Cross (he probably likes the dirt more, anyways).
The kids in day care, the Lady at work for a non-profit in the East Bay, he’s loading up on a little warmth and caffeine for a night of building trees.