Photo: Kathmandu Coast to CoastTo his mates and work colleagues, Mark Ford seemed almost indestructible. Having completed three Kathmandu Coast to Coasts and several ultra-marathons, the executive manager at Fulton Hogan and father-of-two was getting set to compete in yet another ultra-marathon. An undiagnosed small hole in his heart had allowed a clot to enter the bloodstream and lodge in his brain. He will take on the run leg of the 2021 Kathmandu Coast to Coast as part of a three-person team, alongside his Fulton Hogan workmates Craig Stewart (cycle) and Peter de Goldi (kayak). He is now hoping his two colleagues can come up with the goods in the Kathmandu Coast to Coast.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 27, 2021 21:22 UTC