Dad ruining wife's half-marathon finish

I'm watching the one that is on the front page of this thread

Is there another one I've missed where all the bad things happen?

How would we know?

@Februaryfeels

Don't be daft. She & the DC loved & supported her DH, why wouldn't they share in his happiness at the achievement. Some people want to do this, others don't. All are fine.

You've an odd take on family celebration & support.

you get mix of club runners giving it beans while gunning for a PB and fun runners just looking to get round and it is very frustrating when kids join the course to run alongside mum or dad

Your first post implied it was the fun runners bringing on their kids.

If it is all runners, including speedy PB types, yes I agree it could get messy & dangerous.

But I've often seen runners, usually for a notable event, like a marathon, taking their kids over the finish line with them. There's always plenty of space, I can't see how it could be an issue.

I didn't do it myself, when they were younger, as I was always wrecked & trying to speed up as much as I could, to be done!

Am I watching a different video to everyone else?

It wasn't @MrsDTucker who did it.

Celebrate after the event. Families doing what was described is cringy. Reminds me of modern parents in viz.

Great, it has not been an issue for you, I have witnessed kids on the course several times. Yes it is annoying. No I am not an 'elite' runner, neither am I at the back of the field, typically I finish in the top third, but still want to get the best time I can for an event I have spent the last few months training for. In my experience it is not just the fun runners at the back bringing their kids onto the course but some of the speedier folk as well. It just seems a bit selfish and potentially dangerous.

@Februaryfeels

Why? Why the 'second-hand cringe'? A 50 mile race is bloody hard and an incredible achievement. It makes complete sense that @MrsDTucker kids might like to celebrate the moment & share it, given his training will have impacted the whole family.

It made me think of when Drake spoke about himself for ages when he was meant to be giving Rihanna an award then kissed her and she dodged it and never spoke to him again 😂

God, it can't be that hard.

Firstly, professionals having their kids in the field after a game has happened forever - it's not new.

Secondly, in the case of races, if you're that serious you'll be well-ahead of the fun runners, surely? I run reasonably competitively too, it's really never been an issue.

Reminds me of my ex. I remember coming back from a writing class buzzing with the fact I had had my work called 'real writing', that I could write. My ex snapped that I had not asked about his and the DCs week-end first. A total deflate. I didn't say anything else about what I had done. Mean-spirited of him. Same with this father trying to spoil his wife's finish and make it all about him being a 'wonderful' dad.

I got second hand cringe reading that.

This is deranged.

The wildly over-dramatic criticism of a man you know nothing about is concerning.

It seems to be a 'thing' now for sports professionals to bring their kids out onto the pitch post match (rugby, football, cricket etc) for a walk around and some tabloid pics. At least in those situations the match is actually over but it seems at grass roots / amateur level in various sports people want to emulate their professional counterparts. I run local events up to half marathon distances, you get mix of club runners giving it beans while gunning for a PB and fun runners just looking to get round and it is very frustrating when kids join the course to run alongside mum or dad for 100m or so before returning to the spectator sections. Other runners have to break stride or swerve out the way to avoid tripping over some random toddler. It is bloody annoying.

Making it all about him. Bellend

Sabotaging her success and putting his kids at risk of being knocked over by other runners or the motorbike on the road.
what an idiot.

Compare and contrast with Jasmin Paris’s partner/husband when she’s doing the Berkeley (sp?) marathons. Just supporting her and helping her.

Reminds me of a top level event (horse) rider who had just won a pretty prestigious event, and was in the media tent giving her after ceremony interview with her fellow podium finishers, when her boyfriend took it upon himself to choose that moment to propose.

Proper glory thieving. I was livid on her behalf.

I didn't see "misguided" vitriol.
I'm off quoting people now, have a nice day all!!

To stand in the middle like that is awful! Even if you were going to let the kids run the finish, keep them on the side & get out of the bloody way

Hm.
Most.
You find a good quality man, you consider yourself "lucky".

What a complete non story! To make a generalisation of men from this is the irony of the day. What else can MN look for to find a story to generalise at how crap men are!

How about 'mum can't compete in the race she's trained for 10 years because her husband refuses to look after their teenage children'.

Or 'mum races with baby on her back because her husband didn't know how to feed them a bottle and change their nappy'.

YANBU.
Twat with a small willy.
Full stop.
🤢

@RampantKrampus

so? She could do it every single day and it would still be amazing and her husband should still be proud not trying to make it about the kids.

My first husband would have done this without doubt. My second would have waited in the background till the end of the race.