CHICAGO — One couple ran away to get married at the Chicago Marathon.
Stephanie Reinhart says she wanted a "short and sweet ceremony" at city hall. Mark Jockel wanted to marry her with friends and family attending a big wedding. The 35-year-old Reinharta nd 46-year-old Jockel compromised, marrying at the 8-mile mark of Sunday's Chicago Marathon.
Reinhart wore a white running outfit and held flowers while Jockel had on a tuxedo t-shirt. They exchanged vows under a garden arch decorated with race medals. The ceremony took less than four minutes.
Reinhart says she got her simple wedding and Jockel got "several thousand guests."
Chicago Marathon organizers gave the couple customized bride and groom bibs. They toasted with Gatorade.
The couple met two years ago through the Chicago Area Runners Association.
