Boston Marathon Runner Searching for Stranger She Kissed at the Event

It’s like that classic rom-com set-up you’ve seen in theaters a million times. What starts out as a petty bet turns into pure, uncut love.

But this is no fairytale for Barbara Tatge, a Boston Marathon runner whose daughters dared her to kiss a stranger during the big race.

Tatge, a divorced Tennessee woman, accepted the challenged and experienced a brief moment of lip-locked glee, but more than a week later, she finds that she wants more of the Wellesley guy who made her foot pop.

According to monthly runner magazine Runner’s World, the 54-year-old forgot to give the “tall, good-looking man,” her phone number. She told him of the bet and said she needed a picture to prove it. The stranger naturally obliged.

Once the precious moment ended, the two parted ways, and alas, he is nowhere to be found.

But still, there’s hope. Tatge travels to Boston once a month for work, so if her cowboy in the Commonwealth does in fact live in the area then her wish to reunite may be fulfilled.

In other Boston Marathon news, Barbara Tatge finished the race in 4:15:21.

Photo Credit: The Tatge family