{"id":8340,"date":"2014-12-01T21:43:48","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T04:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigmal.net\/?p=8340"},"modified":"2014-12-01T21:43:48","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T04:43:48","slug":"5-years-have-passed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigmal.net\/?p=8340","title":{"rendered":"5 years have passed"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was 5 years ago today that I showed up early in the morning to a small non descript building in Brisbane. Down by the river, in a suburb full of rich residents & lots of up & coming restaurants. But that building and the people who worked there were the ones who changed my life. <\/p>\n

5 years ago today I looked like this <\/p>\n

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O how much has changed since then. Look at me now:<\/p>\n

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Although I can’t say that I am 100% happy with the way I am today, I can say that I am happy the way I am overall. My life has changed a lot since that morning. I remember doing a 2km time trial to see my fitness level. A 2km walk took almost 30 minutes.  Now I can run 5km in less than that. A 2km run on average takes me 10-11 minutes! <\/p>\n

I have many people to thank and they all know who they are and I have said it many times before. But this time of year truly makes me thankful for everything people have done for me in my life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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