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This Couple Showed Everyone Running The Chicago Marathon Up By Getting Married During The Race

What an amazing day!!! #marathonwedding @ChiMarathon

— Stephanie Reinhart (@kitchy7)

They met in 2013 while she was training for that year’s Chicago Marathon and he was getting ready for the Marine Corps Marathon.

2. Naturally, they got married while running the Chicago Marathon on Sunday.

Congrats to Stephanie Reinhart and Mark Jockel, married at mile 8 of the #ChicagoMarathon. Photo from @NancyLStone

— John Owens (@john_p_owens)

“I wanted a little wedding, and Mark wanted a big wedding. My colleague suggested that we get married during the marathon, and it was perfect: I get a short and sweet ceremony, and Mark gets several thousand guests,” Reinhart told NBC Chicago.