Hidden Gem 2024: Solemates: Couple who met at 2022 race wed just one week after running this year’s half marathon

When David Alvarez originally tried distance running on a cross country team, he “hated it.” He didn’t like the individual feel of it and turned to more traditional team sports. It’s a good thing he has since changed his tune. At Flossmoor’s Hidden Gem Half Marathon in 2022, Dave, now a prolific distance runner, met his bride and fellow running enthusiast, Brittany Matteson. The two were wed less than a week after running this yea