That year, he also took part in Taipei's 24-hour marathon again. There he met another contestant who would later become like a second father to him--Clive Saffery, Coca-Cola's president for the Asia region.
也就在這一年，林義傑二度參加台北國際 24 小時超馬賽時，認識同為選手、後來成為「義父」的美商可口可樂亞洲區總裁沙福瑞。