It wasn’t quite love at first site because, well, the first time Abinet Adraro saw Biruktayit Degefa she was bent over gasping for air and throwing up. Not exactly a great way to kick off a romance. But it was a memorable moment. It was January 2016, and Biruktayit just won the Chevron Houston Marathon, running the 26.2 miles in 2:26.07—a blistering pace of 5:28 minutes per mile.
Abinet, an Ethiopian who immigrated to Houston, just happened to be in the stands....