Tenby Marathon runner gets engaged at race finish

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Tenby Marathon runner gets engaged at race finish

A marathon runner who saw her partner down on one knee as she crossed the finish line said the moment was “the most thoughtful proposal I could have ever imagined”.

Sarah John, 26, from Pembrokeshire, said it felt “incredible” when Thomas Grenfell popped the question at the end of the Tenby Marathon.

Mr Grenfell, also 26, from Cwmdu, Powys, said: “It all worked out absolutely perfectly.”

The couple have been together since meeting in their first year at University of South Wales seven years ago.

“We went through university together, all of Covid, got our first house together this year and now we are engaged,” said Ms John, who said yes at the finish line of her second marathon.

“I was so overwhelmed anyway, looking around to spot all of my family,” she said.

“So to turn and see Tom down on one knee at the end was the most incredible feeling ever.

“I honestly think it helped with the pain because the adrenaline of the engagement as well as the buzz of finishing the marathon,” she told

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“I did not have a clue that he was going to propose,” she added.

“I knew I wanted to do something related to fitness because it’s a big part of our life together,” Mr Grenfell said.

“When she told me she wanted to do the Tenby Marathon I thought this is the perfect opportunity.”

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