Man pops the question with Leeds Abbey Dash finish line proposal

Matthew Waddingham proposes to Sarah. Picture by Simon Hulme

Getting cold feet is one of the last things you'd expect to hear at today's Leeds 10k Abbey Dash.

But accountancy student Matt Waddingham, 31, had more reason than most to be nervous about the race – after hatching a plan to propose to his partner Sarah at the finish line.

Once the Scunthorpe couple completed the race together after an hour and a half, their children James, six, and Ava, two, presented themselves with T-shirts which read: “Mummy will you marry Daddy?”