‘Jet-lagged’ Chris Mocko wins Cork marathon

Despite lingering jet-lag, after a long-haul flight from the US, San Francisco runner Chris Mocko still managed to limbo under the finish line to win the Irish Examiner Cork City Marathon.

Sporting matching stars-and-stripes bandana and shorts, Mocko beamed a wide California smile and fist-pumped the air. He crossed the tape in 2:26:43 on what was dubbed ‘Sunday runday’, the first Cork City Marathon staged on a Sunday.

Having recently quit his job, in Silicon Valley, to run full-time, Chris said he was delighted he had accepted the invitation sent to his Olympic Club by the mayor of San Francisco, one of Cork’s sister cities, encouraging their runners to compete.