Jamie Finlay had planned to ask his partner to marry him after completing the race but instead found himself in an ambulance on his way to hospital
Runner Jamie Finlay had a better reason than many for wanting to finish the Great North Run. The 34-year-old had decided the end of the half marathon would be the perfect time and place to propose to his girlfriend
Taking to TikTok, Jade shared a series of photos of the events of the half marathon day captioned 'GNR proposal gone wrong', which has now gone viral with nearly 100,000 views. Pictures feature the pair smiling at the start of the run before showing Jamie unable to walk while sitting in the back of an ambulance on his way to hospital.
"But because I had people waiting at the end that knew what I was going to do and I had the ring and so much going on in my mind I thought I'd persevere and keep going. After about five kilometres it started giving me a bit of pain. At 10 kilometres I was really hurting and at 15 kilometres it felt like somebody kicked my legs away.
Jamie revealed that after his partner finished the race alone oblivious to his failed plans, he was rushed to hospital in an ambulance. An X-ray revealed Jamie had broken his thigh bone - snapping off the top of his femur - because he refused to stop running and he had reconstruction surgery on 11 September 2023.
"When they released me from the first surgery the doctor gave me a sick note for six weeks. So I thought I'd be better in six weeks and booked a hotel. I was still on the crutches. Jade was telling me to cancel the weekend. "My leg was still broken four months later and I had to go in for a full hip replacement which is another three months recovery. It was seven months I was on crutches.
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