It is not every day that a Nigerian quits a lucrative job at Shell to focus on running marathons across the world. But that is what Adedayo Akinbode did, and within 10 years, she has participated in over 100 marathons across 77 countries on five continents.
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Yinka Olatunbosun
Marathon-runner, Dayo Akinbode may have retired from a robust corporate career but her passion for adventure is unparalleled. The Museum Hall at Freedom Park will come alive with her fresh photography in the three-day exhibition titled, “Colours and Flavours of Lagos’’ from today till Sunday July 11.
Akinbode always thinks of herself as a girl–next-door. The graduate of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering at University of Ife, is also a chartered accountant and a Supply Chain Specialist. As a management trainee in Cadbury Nigeria Plc, she rose through the ranks to become the Planning Manager. Thereafter, she was head-hunted by Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company where she rose to become the Low Risk Contracting Team Lead.