Salvador Lopez-Barr fell in love with his running coach, Hollis Bathen, while training for his first marathon. So it seemed only fitting to propose to her during another 26.2-mile race, this one in Chicago. It was his fifth and her eighth, though the Chicago Marathon also held a special place in Hollis’ heart — it was the first marathon course she ever ran, back in 2004. “So I decided to propose to her at the end of the race,” Salvador, 36, said. “I only had to make sure to keep up.” Salvador — a black-haired, cheerful attorney from San Francisco — had a simple plan. Buy the engagement ring. Carry it for 26 miles. And then — in front of the finish line grandstand, the TV cameras, photographers, and the cheering crowd — get down on one knee and simply say “will you marry me?” Sources: http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/chicago-marathon-proposal-64016052.