Ola Martin Åke Björklund
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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.
- Member since September 28, 2017
- Full Member
- Male
- Partille, Sweden
- 3 Flags
- 4 Continents Completed
- 33 Countries Completed
4 Continents Completed: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America
33 Countries Completed:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Belize
- Croatia
- Denmark
- England
- Finland
- France
- Gambia
- Germany
- Greenland
- Iceland
- India
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Malta
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Portugal
- Russian Federation
- Scotland
- South Africa
- Spain
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- United States
- Wales