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Where do you consider your hometown to be?

I tell people I’m a Midwest farm boy from Columbus, Ohio.

What was your first ever job?

I was helping a professor at Ohio State University who ran a summer camp for autistic kids.

When did you start running in 56�Թ��� Bothell Husky 5K?

I ran the very first one. I remember the first couple of years they were put on as part of a project management class. I pulled my records and from what I can tell, I’ve run 15 of them at this point!

On the 5K’s (in)famous hill (#IYKYK)

Over the years I’ve developed, you know. Initially, it was a dread for that hill. But after a point, I’m like, “I know how big the hill is. I’ve done the hill so many times. It’s a known amount of pain.” So I kind of look forward to that little hill now.

Are you serious about running, and do you do other races?

No. Man wasn’t meant to run more than 5K. One time when I ran an 8K, I got by the 5K mark and wondered why I was still running.

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Vishnu was visiting campus to transfer to 56�Թ��� Bothell’s School of Business, and he knew about Tanya from friends. He also secretly fancied her. Then they just so happened to bump into each other outside of the Subway on campus (RIP) and agreed to meet up later that day in the campus library.

As they parted, their eyes met and time seemed to stand still — for them both. Vishnu said it felt like they stared at each other for a long time “but in reality it was probably like two seconds.” Later, they had the first of many library dates.

After Vishnu transferred to 56�Թ��� Bothell, one of their favorite activities was to get cookies warmed up at Subway to eat between classes. They also loved to visit nearby Bothell Landing Park for walks. That was where Vishnu first told Tanya he loved her and years later where he proposed surrounded by family and friends.

This summer, Tanya and Vishnu came back to 56�Թ��� Bothell to get married before having a larger ceremony in Dubai. What better place to commit to each other than where it all began? Of course, Subway is now long gone, so for their wedding they had the next best thing: PotBelly Sandwiches.

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