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Boyfriend secretly trains so girlfriend doesn't run half-marathon alone 97%
7/25/2026, 12:29:16 AM
BS Summary: This video contains 15 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Halo Effect, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 57.5% saturation with 131 hits. Analysis detected 614 faulty-reasoning hits from 228 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 94.3% and a BS Rank of 97% (802 of 21,886 videos). This video is worse (more manipulative) than 96.30% of the video peer group.
Finally, tonight, one man goes the distance to surprise his girlfriend on race day.
>> In St.
Charles, Missouri, one small secret and an unforgettable surprise.
>> You're making me nervous.
>> What?
No-uh.
No-uh.
You're fine.
>> No. >> 22-year-old Emma Kessler, [music] overcome with emotion.
She thought she'd be running her very first half marathon alone.
But, tucked inside that trunk, an extra pair of running shoes and a reminder that the longest journeys are often lighter when someone chooses to carry them with us.
Her boyfriend, Jason, quietly training for weeks.
>> I've been uh running every weekend since the last one that you ran to run it with you.
>> Ever letting on.
>> I have lied to you so many times over the last 2 and 1/2 months about what I'm doing. [laughter] >> Emma admits her anxiety about race day had reached an all-time high.
Jason, a competitive powerlifter, added endurance training to his routine so she wouldn't have to face those 13.1 miles by herself.
And together, step by step, Jason going the extra mile, or 13.1 to be specific, crossing the finish line side by side.
Because sometimes the greatest act of strength is simply showing up and reminding someone they never have to run alone.
>> Way to go, Jason.
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