Ola Martin Åke Björklund

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33
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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.
  • Marathon Globetrotters
  • Member since September 28, 2017
  • Full Member
  • Male
  • Partille, SwedenSweden
  • 3 Flags
  • 4 Continents Completed
  • 33 Countries Completed

4 Continents Completed: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America

33 Countries Completed:

  • Austria Austria
  • Belgium Belgium
  • Belize Belize
  • Croatia Croatia
  • Denmark Denmark
  • England England
  • Finland Finland
  • France France
  • Gambia Gambia
  • Germany Germany
  • Greenland Greenland
  • Iceland Iceland
  • India India
  • Ireland Ireland
  • Israel Israel
  • Italy Italy
  • Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
  • Malta Malta
  • Morocco Morocco
  • Netherlands Netherlands
  • Norway Norway
  • Portugal Portugal
  • Russian Federation Russian Federation
  • Scotland Scotland
  • South Africa South Africa
  • Spain Spain
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen Svalbard and Jan Mayen
  • Sweden Sweden
  • Switzerland Switzerland
  • Turkey Turkey
  • United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
  • United States United States
  • Wales Wales