What 1:34 Costs...

My current best mile time is an 8:40. One & a half years ago it was a 7:06. I lost 1:34 for my all-out mile time. Typically, that loss of fitness would really upset & frustrate me. However, it mainly just got me thinking... what did that 1 minute + 34 seconds cost me?

It allowed me the opportunity to focus more on my job without being worried about making workouts, being tired all the time, etc... (Here I am at our holiday party, and that's actually the U.T. stadium screen with our logo glowing on it.)
It allowed me to focus on my company... which included being on a national television show, winning, meeting amazing mentors, and gaining opportunities I never thought possible...
It afforded me the opportunity to meet Joe, his family and friends, and experience a level of happiness I could never have expected...
It allowed me to purchase & completely remodel my house, putting as much energy into it as possible, and provide me with a finished product that I absolutely adore... (Here I am flipping on the electricity for the first time.)
That 1:34 is going to be really hard to get back. I'm not even sure I care about getting it back, to be honest. And it's not like the past year & a half have been a cakewalk either. They've been filled with ups and downs too... but I wouldn't trade any of it.

So, I guess the answer is that 1:34 didn't cost me a single thing... In fact it afforded me more opportunities than I would have ever thought possible.