Fiancee flourish at the finish for runner Deirdre

Distance runners often look lucky to be able to stand up after some races, but one man fell to his knees for a very different reason yesterday.

While thousands of runners will consider themselves winners after completing the Rock ‘n’ Roll Dublin Half Marathon, Scott Norton and Deirdre Cannon had a special reason to celebrate.

Just after the finish line, Scott got down on one knee to propose to Deirdre, who said yes.