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Newsweek
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Boyfriend Just Wants To See Girlfriend Race—What He Does Melts Hearts
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A boyfriend's determined effort to cheer on his girlfriend during a race, including climbing a tree to spot her in the crowd, has melted hearts across the internet. Aliana King captured the endearing moment in a TikTok video. She was running the RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon when her boyfriend, facing poor cell service amid thousands of runners, resorted to an unconventional method to find her: climbing a tree. King, 25, told Newsweek about the moment and how it reflects her boyfriend's adorable personality. "The crazy thing about these races is, right after the finish line, there's usually a distance you have to walk to actually get out," King said. "It's always quite hectic because everyone is finding their loved ones at the same time … To add to the already difficult situation, when there are thousands of people in the same spot using their phones, there's basically no service." Photos from Aliana King's TikTok video of her boyfriend. Photos from Aliana King's TikTok video of her boyfriend. @aliana_king/TikTok Despite the communication challenges, King had a feeling that her boyfriend would find a way. "The tree was right in front of the runners exit and I spotted him pretty easily actually," she said. "In a way, I was expecting it a bit, because he does stuff like that all the time." When King ran a full marathon, her boyfriend rode his bike to different points in the race to cheer her on, finding lamp posts or trash cans to climb so that King could find him easily. So, when she finished this race, she knew to look up. And when King finally spotted her boyfriend, her reaction turned to filming. "I thought it was so cute that he was just posted in a tree looking for me, but I was mostly just excited to find him and get to celebrate my finish with him," King said. "What you see in the video is him looking at my location on his phone and then when it finally updates, he realizes I'm close and so he looks up and spots me." @aliana_king Every race I find @Kyle Bary on top of lamp posts, trash cans, and trees to get the best viev of me running and to make sure I can see him too. Couldn't ask for a better partner to do difficult and beautiful things with. #nycrunshalfmarathon #brooklynhalf ♬ BIRDS OF A FEATHER - Billie Eilish King described her boyfriend's joyous personality—something clearly reflected in the video. "My favorite things about him is his joy," she said. "He has tail-wagging energy all the time. So, that moment, his reaction, and him coming down to dance with me was all just how he is all the time." King also shared a powerful message about relationships. "I feel like we're taught to compromise and that you can't always get it all in a relationship," King said. "He has taught me that it's possible for someone to check all your boxes and add some, too. He has taught me so much about what it looks like to be treated the way I deserve—and now I just could never settle for anything less. "If he doesn't climb a tree for you, physically or metaphorically, he's not your man," King added.
New York Post
16-05-2025
- Health
- New York Post
Healthy nonsmoking runner diagnosed with lung cancer at 28
Deep breath! Jaclyn Keely, 29, is preparing to run the RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon hosted by the New York Road Runners on Saturday. Since completing the 13.1-mile race last year, Keely was diagnosed with Stage 1 mucinous adenocarcinoma, had the lower lobe of her left lung removed and endured an excruciating recovery. Advertisement 'I just want to cross the finish line with a smile,' the Brooklynite told The Post. 5 Jaclyn Keely was diagnosed with Stage 1 mucinous adenocarcinoma and had the lower lobe of her left lung removed last fall. She is running the RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon on Saturday. Heather Khalifa for the NY Post Mucinous adenocarcinoma is a rare type of cancer that can develop in any organ, especially the breast, colon, rectum and lung. DNA mutations cause abnormal cell growth, resulting in a tumor surrounded by lots of mucus. Advertisement Keely learned that something was amiss when her lung collapsed in 2018 as she made breakfast. The episode is known as a spontaneous pneumothorax — air accumulates in the space between the lung and chest wall, causing the lung to partially or fully collapse. It can arise from underlying lung conditions like COPD or occur for no apparent reason. 5 About 10% to 20% of lung cancer patients, like Keely, have never smoked. Advertisement Keely went to the emergency room, where doctors scanned her chest and noticed a nodule on her lung. 'Because of my age and my activity level and that I was a 'never smoker,' they [said I] had no reason to be worried,' recalled Keely, an anesthesia technologist. She got rescanned over the years. The nodule remained undisturbed — until last fall. 'My pulmonologist said, 'I want to biopsy it, just out of curiosity to see what it is,'' Keely said. 'And it did come back cancerous, so there really were no symptoms, which is what's kind of scary.' Advertisement 5 Keely started running in November 2023 — almost a year before her cancer diagnosis. Her surgery slowed her progress, but she is determined to keep crossing finish lines. Heather Khalifa for the NY Post Keely had suffered lung collapses before the severe incident in 2018 and had long experienced chest pain and shortness of breath for reasons unknown. Despite those struggles, she started running in November 2023 — almost a year before her cancer diagnosis. 'It sounds kind of funny, but I just woke up one morning and decided that I was going to run a marathon, and that was kind of it,' she said. 5 Keely ran the RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon hosted by the New York Road Runners last year. Running increases the body's demand for oxygen to fuel the working muscles, so shortness of breath is common. That's why building up slowly and listening to her body were key. She followed online running guides and completed the New York Road Runners' 9+1 program to earn entry into this year's TCS New York City Marathon. But the cancer finding and subsequent lung surgery in October cramped her style. Advertisement 'I felt like I was in a new body, and I needed to learn its limitations,' Keely explained. 'And that was just very, very difficult for me to suddenly be limited, where before I had felt really, really strong and young and healthy.' 5 Keely encourages others to get recommended medical tests, especially as certain cancers become more common in people under 50. Heather Khalifa for the NY Post She started running two or three weeks after the procedure. Her first jaunt was about 0.2 miles. She went on frequent walks to improve her lung capacity and eventually incorporated longer bursts of running. Advertisement 'I got to the point where … I was able to run a full 10K,' Keely shared. 'It kind of clicked then that I was … getting back to it.' The lower lobe Keely had removed won't grow back, but she isn't worried because her lung capacity is pretty much back to normal. She also gets scanned every three months to make sure the cancer hasn't returned. She hopes her journey to Saturday's start line encourages others to get recommended medical tests and check-ups, especially as certain cancers become more common in people under 50. Advertisement Scans can identify lung cancer at its earliest stages, when treatment is most effective. About 10% to 20% of lung cancer patients, like Keely, have never smoked. 'Anybody with lungs can get lung cancer,' Keely said. 'I never thought in a million years that this would happen to me … especially so young.'
