Jen Tranorigin of matt rossi always have bachelorette I express my gratitude as I reflect on the 2024 New York City Marathon.
Matt, 28, says, “While traveling to New York City to participate in the New York City Marathon, I realized that I had never told you the real reason I signed up.” Matt, 28, said: TikTok “During a quick side trip to New Zealand, I met a 70-year-old man who told me he was training for a triathlon.”
Matt noted that the man said he started training to “spend time with his two adult sons,” who were also competing in triathlons. But Matt recalled the man saying that working out “has become a way for him to prove what he can do at any age.”
“Throughout life, we face challenges, but persevering through these challenges shows us who we really are,” Matt said. “This year has not been easy for me, but overcoming challenges like the New York City Marathon has given me the momentum to carry that energy into other aspects of my life.”
He concluded: Oh wait, that was wrong. ” Matt captioned the clip, “Let’s try this.”
Matt received support from Jen, 26, who wrote in the comments section of the upload: “I’m so proud of you.” He responded with a heart-hand emoji.
@themattyrossi Let’s try this 💪 #nickmarathon #new york #trip #vlog
Matt completed the race on Sunday, November 3rd in 3 hours, 50 minutes and 44 seconds.
Matt and Jen dated on and off after their relationship first began in 2020, four years before she was announced as Season 21’s Bachelorette. While Jen was appearing on the ABC reality series, Matt traveled to New Zealand to win her back.
During their first conversation, Matt surprised Jen by dropping the L-word and she invited him to a cocktail party, where he explained his feelings.
“[When] We were the first to really try things out and we were completely different people. We weren’t the adults we are today,” he told Jen on an August episode. “And I feel like over time, as we’ve grown up, I’ve realized that this bond has gotten stronger. And I’ve realized how much you mean to me. I’d appreciate it, but I’m not ready to let it go.”
In a confessional, Jen said she felt “torn” to have him on the show, adding, “I’m fighting between this past and this new. I don’t want to hurt anyone, but I have to make a decision. It must be done.”
Eventually, Jen sent Matt packing and he broke the news of his departure to the remaining suitors before leaving the show.
“I came here completely of my own free will, but she let me know that my future was in this room,” he said. “She’s confident that you guys can offer something that I can’t. And I’m just here to apologize, I’m not here to take anything away from your experience.” Good luck in your life. Good luck to her.”
Viewers never saw Matt again, but he claimed to have appeared on the TV show. the man tells everything episode. “When they brought me here, The man tells everything Just rehash everything and cut out the whole segment…,” Matt wrote via TikTok in August, along with a mirror selfie of himself in a suit. “Release the juicy tape,” he teased in the caption.
Jen eventually got engaged and exited the show Devin Straderbut the pair called it quits before September’s After the Final Rose episode. Jen claimed at the time that Devin, 28, “regrets” their engagement and was “checked out.”
A few days later, Devin released a 13-minute video explaining himself, along with hundreds of text messages between him and Jen. He apologized hours later for uploading “sensitive information” on social media.
Jen went on to compete in season 33. dancing with the starswhere she was affiliated sasha farber. Romance rumors have been swirling about her and Sasha, 40, ever since, with Jen’s brother even playfully alluding to their relationship. After Jen shared a montage of herself from her active days on Instagram on Sunday. DWTS Together with Sasha james wrote, “When is the wedding rehearsal? 🤔”