{"id":436928,"date":"2022-04-25T02:45:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T23:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/couple-married-during-brooklyn-half-marathon-to-celebrate-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2022-04-25T02:45:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T23:45:48","slug":"couple-married-during-brooklyn-half-marathon-to-celebrate-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/couple-married-during-brooklyn-half-marathon-to-celebrate-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"#Couple married during Brooklyn Half Marathon to celebrate anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e738c26be9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e738c26be9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/couple-married-during-brooklyn-half-marathon-to-celebrate-anniversary\/#%E2%80%9CCouple_married_during_Brooklyn_Half_Marathon_to_celebrate_anniversary%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Couple married during Brooklyn Half Marathon to celebrate anniversary&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCouple_married_during_Brooklyn_Half_Marathon_to_celebrate_anniversary%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Couple married during Brooklyn Half Marathon to celebrate anniversary&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>They\u2019re in it for the long run.<\/p>\n<p>A couple who got hitched midway through the Brooklyn Half Marathon in 2017 will celebrate their five-year anniversary by hitting the road \u2014 and competing in the same race that sealed the deal.<\/p>\n<p>Seasoned lovebirds Alex Salazar, 44, and Krissa Cetner, 41, plan to pound the pavement for 13.1 miles at the New York Road Runners event on May 21 in honor of the first leg of their marriage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re five years in \u2014 and we still like each other. We survived COVID, being cooped up in a house with a 2-year-old,\u201d said Salazar, a 44-year-old technical consultant who lives with Cetner in Prospect Heights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarriage has its ups and downs, obviously. Two years of pandemic will add some stress. But, overall, we still have a strong relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pair\u2019s speedy wedding ceremony \u2014 held at mile 6 of the race, near 11th Street entrance and Prospect Park West\u2014 made headlines in May 2017, along with their fitness-centric love story.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/marathon-couple-046.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"Alex Salazar, 44, and Krissa Cetner, child, dog\" class=\"wp-image-22020412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/marathon-couple-046.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1366 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/marathon-couple-046.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/marathon-couple-046.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/marathon-couple-046.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>Salazar and Cetner now have a 3-year-old son Myles. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Gabriella Bass<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the time, Salazar\u2019s ordained friend, Alex Valentine, married them in front of 100 friends and they slipped into \u201cJust Married\u201d bibs.<\/p>\n<p>These days, they have a 3 year-old-son named Myles \u2014 running pun intended \u2014 which makes it more difficult to train together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe name was by dorky design because we\u2019re dorky runner people,\u201d said Salazar, adding that having a young kid forces them to run separately. \u201cWe used to run together but now that we have a 3-year-old, it\u2019s harder.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/marathon-couple-049.jpg?w=873\" alt=\"Alex Salazar, 44, and Krissa Cetner\" class=\"wp-image-22020421\" width=\"618\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/marathon-couple-049.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1234 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/marathon-couple-049.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=926 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/marathon-couple-049.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/marathon-couple-049.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=309 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/marathon-couple-049.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Salazar and Cetner say they still have a strong relationship. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Gabriella Bass<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s still very much a part of our lives even though we don\u2019t get to do it as much,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>For their run-iversary, they plan to sport the same custom-made wedding gear \u2014 including a spandex tuxedo for\u00a0Salazar\u2014 with the hashtag #BKhalfwedding printed on the back of their tops. They\u2019ll\u00a0stop again midway though the race, which begins in Prospect Park and stretches south, to snap a photo.<\/p>\n<p>Cetner, a 41-year-old\u00a0orthopedic nurse practitioner, said the race is the best way to honor putting your best foot forward in good times and bad.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/052017marathonAW10.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Alex Salazar, 44, and Krissa Cetner\" class=\"wp-image-22020425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/052017marathonAW10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/052017marathonAW10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/052017marathonAW10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Salazar and Cetner were married at the six-mile mark of the Brooklyn Half Marathon in front of one hundred friends. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Annie Wermiel\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cRunning is one of the reasons we\u2019re together and we love it,\u201d she said. \u201cWe can\u2019t think of a better way to celebrate our anniversary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the finish line, near the Coney Island Boardwalk, New York Road Runners is planning a celebration with Myles and the couple\u2019s one-eyed rescue dog, Mike Wazowski, who was named after the cyclops from \u201cMonsters, Inc.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The group also plans to give the couple new bibs for the race, this time reading: \u201cBROOKLYN HALF 5-YEAR ANNIVERSARY.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/BKHalf17_AP_0711.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Alex Salazar, 44, and Krissa Cetner\" class=\"wp-image-22020434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/BKHalf17_AP_0711.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/BKHalf17_AP_0711.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/BKHalf17_AP_0711.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Salazar and Cetner plan to celebrate their 5-year anniversary by running the New York Road Runners event on May 21. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Alice Proujansky\/NYRR<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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