If you can run an entire marathon while wearing an inflatable T-Rex costume, you can do anything—including propose to the woman of your dreams! After the London Marathon on April 22, 2018, one Cretaceous Period apex predator took the leap and got down on one knee!
It's not everyday you get engaged to a dinosaur... 😆 Congratulations! Just look at that rock 😍💍 #LondonMarathon… https://t.co/SdfplvZtER— BBC Get Inspired (@BBC Get Inspired) 1524407108.0
Twitter was more interested in a marathon than they'd ever been before!
Oh my! The Dinosaur who just proposed to his girlfriend of 8 yrs! She couldn’t kiss him because he had a plastic co… https://t.co/zlhnq21Kr8— Katie Q (@Katie Q) 1524402501.0
And while the proposal was impressive, the race itself was a feat in itself.
Imagine being bonkers enough to run a marathon and then thinking “aye go on then I’ll run it dressed as an inflatab… https://t.co/FHrF3H5T0u— Naomi Tatchell (@Naomi Tatchell) 1524423119.0
Congratulations to my friend @TRexRunning on running the #LondonMarathon and also congratulations for this moment! https://t.co/BZgE87zgKf— Dean Thompson (@Dean Thompson) 1524411174.0
The entire incident is causing some major U.K. pride.
Only in the UK will you have a marathon proposal like this one. Congrats to the happy couple. https://t.co/Vm05kYCeef— Malcolm Wood #WeAreStarfleet (@Malcolm Wood #WeAreStarfleet) 1524424516.0
Man in a dinosaur suit just proposed to his girlfriend at the Marathon. Sometimes I love this country.— Matt Tate (@Matt Tate) 1524402279.0
Everything went off without a hitch, despite the countless things that could have gone wrong.
@bbcgetinspired Good job he didn’t lose the ring on the way— Dale (@Dale) 1524407246.0
Congratulations to the happy dino-couple! Hopefully your marriage will be a little easier than running 27 miles in an inflatable costume.
Got me a new Dino-shaped Brother!!! 😃😃😃 Congratulations @TRexRunning @KpKatieparker89 YAAAAAAAAAY!!!! https://t.co/mtVL5oyHjh— Hayley Parker (@Hayley Parker) 1524426000.0
H/T - Mashable, Twitter, @BBCGetInspired