San Francisco native who traded desk job for life as a professional runner to take on Cork City Marathon

Chris Mocko has no regrets at the bold move of swapping his desk job for life as a full-time runner, writes Denise O’Donoghue.

Update: Chris Mocko has won the Irish Examiner Cork City Marathon.

For many people, a job in the world-famous Silicon Valley is seen as the highlight of a career, something to aspire to after many years of work.