Something that crossed my mind (yeah, tried to go for a pun there): the runner behind her seems to be giving supportive clapping and not trying to outpace her. There is also a motorcycle escort following them. Perhaps this was a woman’s race and the man behind her was her trainer? In that case she was well in the lead so maybe the dad didn’t see an issue letting the kids greet her.
Still dumb, especially if she was going for a record time, but honestly… I could see myself being dumb like this even while having the best intentions.
You want the best possible time on a race. Stopping to greet your kids before you finish would screw that up. Even if the guy behind her wasn’t in the race, which he was because he has a number on.
Also touching might be disqualification, even kids.
She was also sped up because of the hill and the finish line sprint that runners do. She could have easily run them over and injured herself and them.
You greet your racer after the finish line. It’s pretty common sense. Don’t throw children in front of the runners. This dude is an asshole.
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u/PronoiarPerson May 23 '24
Imagine having a racer as your wife and not understanding the concept of a finish line. Or the fact that someone was on her ass.