Shamrock marathon proposal brought an extra bit of St Patrick's Day cheer to Virginia Beach this March 17. 

Just when we thought we'd had our fill of feel-good St Patrick's Day stories for 2019 with the news of the 9-year-old Irish boy who rented a hotel room with his pocket money so his granny could watch the parade in Cork, along comes the Shamrock marathon proposal!

While getting to the end of a half-marathon is an achievement in itself for many of us, reaching the finish line carried its own battle for Jason Williams who dropped to his knee to propose to long-time girlfriend Mallory Jester. 

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Jester was presented with a marathon medal that read "Mallory Jester, will you marry me?" while Williams struggled against his lack of breath post-run to get out the words "I love you so much, will you? yes?"

There were cheers from the crowd as a shaken Jester said "yes!" and the Shamrock Marathon proposal was complete. 

"I ran out the nerves," Williams told WAVY.com. 

Of course, IrishCentral readers had plenty of craic this St Patrick's Day and we're so grateful for you sharing all of your amazing photos and videos with us in our Facebook group. If you want to check them out for yourself or to get involved for next year's celebrations, you can join here. 

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