Shortly after completing the Boston Marathon today, runner Greg Picklesimer decided to make the day even more memorable by proposing to his girlfriend at the finish line.
He also completed the marathon last year, just a few hours before the terrorist attack that killed three people and injured dozens more.
“After last year I realized the people you love and your life can be taken so quickly,” Picklesimer told CBS Boston. “I didn’t want to lose that so I decided to come back and seal the deal.”
She said yes, luckily, because wouldn’t that be so awkward if she didn’t?
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