BOSTON (AP) — A Tennessee woman searching for the stranger she kissed
while running the Boston Marathon this year says she finally heard back —
from the mystery man’s wife.
Barbara Tatge says her daughter had dared her to kiss a random,
good-looking man as she ran through the town of Wellesley, where the
women of Wellesley College traditionally offer kisses to runners.
After the April 20 race, her daughter took to social media to try to find the man, who clearly left an impression on her mom.
Tatge says The Wellesley Townsman, a Boston-area news outlet, passed on
a letter addressed to her Sunday after the campaign generated
nationwide attention.
The unidentified man’s wife said the attention was fun but that the couple wanted to remain anonymous.
“When this story aired on the news we were pretty surprised,” the
mystery man’s wife wrote in a portion of the letter quoted by The
Townsman. “For me, I’m not mad. Believe me, our friends have gotten a
lot of mileage out of this story and I have thoroughly enjoyed watching
them give my husband grief!”
The wife continued: “While this may not be the ending that you had
hoped for, that spontaneous, silly moment in Wellesley captured the fun,
energy and spirit of the Boston Marathon. I greatly admire your spunk
and courage and wish you many happy races in the future. Congratulations
on your Boston finish!”
Tatge says she wrote back to the wife Monday, thanking her for her graciousness and good humor.
“The letter was so kind and good-hearted,” she said. “She’s a great
sport, and he’s fortunate to be married to someone like her.”
Tatge also apologized for any embarrassment the search may have caused.
“I just wanted her to know that the media firestorm stemmed from my
loving daughter’s good-hearted dare,” she said. “I didn’t want to cause
any discomfort to him or his family.”
Tatge said she’s been touched by the support she’s received but is happy to move on.
She also hopes to run the Boston Marathon again but with one important
caveat: “Moving forward, I’m going to revert to only kissing single
men.”
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