CHICAGO -- One couple ran away to get married ... at the Chicago Marathon. Stephanie Reinhart, 35, says she wanted a "short and sweet ceremony." Mark Jockel, 46, wanted a big wedding surrounded by friends and family. Reinhart and Jockel compromised, marrying at the 8-mile mark of Sunday's Chicago Marathon in the Boystown neighborhood. Chicago Marathon organizers gave the couple customized bride and groom bibs. They toasted with Gatorade.
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