Towa Nilsson is a long-distance runner with experience in both national and international championships. She was born and raised on Öland and combines her elite running career with her studies at Training.
Towa has represented Sweden internationally and was a member of the Swedish junior team that won a team medal at the 2023 European Cross Country Championships. At the national level, she has established herself as one of Sweden’s top long-distance runners with a fourth-place finish in the 10,000 meters at the Swedish Senior Championships and a fourth-place finish in the 2024 Stockholm Marathon. Alongside her elite athletic career, Towa has studied at Bosön’s idrottsfolkhögskola, where she completed the elite sports education program and the coaching education program. Today, she is a licensed personal trainer (PT).
“My goal is to give you the right tools to improve, no matter what your goal is. Maybe your goal is to start running, improve your fitness, run faster, or get help with effective strength training exercises for runners.”
Education
- Licensed Personal Trainer, Active Sweden
- Coach Training Program, Bosön Idrottsfolkhögskola
- Elite Sports Training Program, Bosön Idrottsfolkhögskola
Qualifications
- 3,000 m: 9:40
- 5K: 16:51
- 10K: 34.53
- Marathon: 2:45:58
