article_snippet.sent: Anna was watching Anna boyfriend run in the Brighton marathon with their children Nancy, three, and Thomas, 11 months.
article_snippet.sent: Anna feared her boyfriend was struggling when Ben Parson started to slow down on Hove seafront, because Anna was unaware of Ben Parson proposal plan.
article_snippet.sent: Ben, a media law lecturer at the University of Brighton, carried the ring in Ben Parson bum bag and waited to spot Anna in the crowd on Sunday.
article_snippet.sent: At the time, Anna had been stood in the crowds with children Nancy, three, and Thomas, 11 months . '
article_snippet.sent: Judging by the look on Anna face, Anna was certainly surprised. '
article_snippet.sent: But Ben Parson joked: 'If I hadn't seen Anna in the crowd maybe I would have just carried on to the end and taken the ring back to Argos.'
article_snippet.sent: Anna, who works for Arts Council England, and has been dating Ben Parson since they met at City College Brighton in 2002, said Anna never expected the proposal.