My girlfriend will support me during our local half marathon next Sunday by handing me a bottle of water. Since the organizers won’t provide cups and bottles can only be refilled, this will save me some time during the race.
The plan is that she meets me around kilometer 15 near our apartment at about 9 AM. When I pass by, I quickly grab the full bottle from her and hand her the empty one. Fast and simple.
However, she isn’t very happy with this plan.
What bothers her is that when she has seen other couples doing something similar, the runner sometimes stops briefly and gives their partner a kiss. I told her I’m not willing to do that. I’ll be running at a pretty fast pace, and even a short stop would slow me down, cost me a few seconds, and possibly break my rhythm.
I explained that I’ve trained hard over the past month to perform at my best during the race, and I don’t want to spend time or energy on something that could affect that.
Since we can’t settle the debate ourselves, I wanted to ask: AITA for not wanting to stop and kiss my girlfriend during the race?
NTA. This isn’t a fun run. It sounds like she wants a little show for cute content. Don’t let her make this thing you trained hard for about her.
INFO: Did she know that you care more about your running times than other’s feelings when you first got together?
How old is she? NTA
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