Career
That race was Martin’s debut marathon. He went on to compete at the top level in track, cross country, and road racing. Martin had disappointing races at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing thirteenth in the 1984 Olympic 5000-metre final and dropping out of the 1988 Olympic 10,000-metre final (see, for example, "The Big Olympic Book" / Suuri Olympiateos, volumes 4 and 6, published in Finland in 1984 and 1988, respectively).
Martin currently works for MIRA Limited., and formerly worked for Ford.