Personal info
Name: Koen van Trojen
Date of birth: 17-05-1972
Occupation: Business owner
Sports
When I was young I used to play field hockey at SCHC in Bilthoven and I practiced martial arts like Jiu Jitsu.
On January 1st 2003, I decided that I had to work out more, so I started swimming.
From 500 meters in the beginning to 3 km later on.
My friends Dirk-Jan Bakker and Patrick Maes, both serious marathon runners, took me jogging on April 24th, 2003. After 1 lap (about 3,5 km), I was exhausted and stopped.
Went back on May 8th for 2 laps and felt good.
On July 10th I did my first 3 laps and my ‘runners high’ was made. But it wasn’t until March this year that I decided to participate the New York Marathon on November 7, 2004,
To run for more than 42 km. I still can not believe it.
Work
Together with my brother I own a scrap metal trading company;
we trade scrap metal from basically all over the world.
At Magtrade , I work closely together with my father and my brother Bart.
We travel all over the world.
Fun thing of travelling is that in (almost) every city there is a nice park to run. A great way to see and feel the city.
Also, I have an event production company.
At Braveheart we produce events from product launches to high class parties, as well as PR.
Some of our projects:
* The Quote Challenge, a supercar rally where we drive from party to party.
Routes
2002: Amsterdam-Austria-Belgrade-Thessaloniki-Munich-Amsterdam
2003: Paris-Barcelona-Marbella-Fez-Sevilla-Madrid-Tours-Amsterdam
(This years route is still top secret!)
Elite Model Look 2004 finals in Amsterdam.