We were visiting friends in Madison, Wisconsin for the weekend and decided to start our Saturday with a run to Picnic Point - the same destination Alex ran to for crew training when he was at UW. When we arrived we went to the water's edge to catch our breath and take in the beautiful view and Alex seized that moment to get down on one knee and pop the question! He had run the whole way with the ring securely zippered in his pocket and caught me by complete and utter surprise! Through tears of happiness I was able to utter the word "yes", the easiest answer of my life. The hard part, however, was running the rest of the way back! (...which we were NOT able to do and had to call for a rescue pick up)