A marathon isn’t your typical locale for a vow renewal, however, that didn’t stop two military veterans from renewing their vows after they joined approximately 26,000 runners who descended on Fort Worth for the 2025 Cowtown Marathon.
Chad and Paula Ludwick ran the half marathon on Sunday, finishing with a time of 3:55:03. Afterward, the duo explained why the Cowtown Marathon was the perfect place to renew their vows.
“Well, so the past few years, the Cowtown has been a special place for me,” Paula Ludwick said. “It was the first 5k I ran after focusing on getting healthy again … and it’s always fallen on our anniversary weekend, so we always make a weekend of it. Last year, when we realized it was going to be on our anniversary, I asked him …’Why don’t we do the half together and renew our vows afterward?’ And his answer was ‘okay, sure,’ thinking I wouldn’t take them seriously and here we are.”…