No, 'Marathon Mom' Did Not Ignore Her Kids—Her Partner Set Her Up to Fail

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shared a video of a woman identified as personal trainer Luciana Grandi Lourenção winning the Meia Maratona de Prudente in Portugal on May 5.

Unfortunately, her impressive achievement was largely overshadowed by a controversial moment that took place right before the finish line.In the video, a man presumed by viewers to be Lourenção's husband encourages two young children to run out to meet her before she crosses the finish line.

Yes, before the finish line. Lourenção, however, moves to dodge the little girls in favor of finishing the race and celebrating with a fellow runner.

Meanwhile, the man in the background appears visibly confused as he corrals the children off the course. You can watch the TikTok .While the video garnered a lot of attention on TikTok, currently boasting over 12 million views, it went viral across all corners of the internet after X.com user Virginia Brasch to her account, accusing the man of intentionally using the children to “derail” his wife's success.While it's important to note that we don't actually know if the man in the video is the runner's husband, there's something to be said about the way countless women immediately related to Lourenção based on their own lived experiences—as well as the way detractors characterized her victory.While many social media users responded and to chastise the man for curtailing Lourenção's hard-won moment, one of the TikTok's generated search terms for the topic was "marathon mom ignores kids." For all the viewers cheering her on, there were also critics accusing Lourenção of prioritizing herself over her children's feelings, to which I say, “Good for her.”I'm kidding.