Ola Martin Åke Björklund

I was born in 1968 in Partille, Sweden. During my first 35 years of life, I loved to travel but did not like to exercise at all. I started to get a big stomach, had high blood pressure and consumed a lot Swedish snuff ( a kind of tobacco you put under your lip). When I quit using snuff, I got even fatter. I decided to start running to get a little healthier. The first weeks was terrible but soon I noticed that I could run without panting so much and longer and longer distances. In 2005, I took part in Göteborgsvarvet Half Marathon with good timing. In the coming years, I run several half marathons around the world. In 2010, I ran my first full marathon in Istanbul, Turkey. Since then I usually take part in 3-4 full marathons a year, preferably in interesting places I would like to visit all the same. The races gives my vacations an extra thrill. Running has became a lifestyle to me and I usually get up early in the morning and run to my work in Gothenburg from my house in Partille. When I heard about Marathon Globetrotters it felt completely right to apply for membership. I hope the membership will give me a chance to hear of new interesting marathons and discuss them with people who share my passion for running and travelling.