GETTING TO KNOW JAAKKO

NAME: Jaakko Mikael Hiekkaranta

D.O.B: 06/10/1986

PLACE OF BIRTH: Hämeenlinna, Finland

CURRENTLY LIVING: Jyväskylä, Finland

HEIGHT: about 170-171cm

WEIGHT: 60-62kg

NICKNAME: lionbeach

FAMILY: Mother-Tiina, Sister-Sara, Father-Timo

MARITAL STATUS: single

PROFESSION: student

OCCUPATION: triathlete

YEAR STARTED TRIATHLON: 2004

SPORT BACKGROUND: ice-hockey, soccer, Finnish-rule baseball, golf

STRENGHTS: persistence, running off-the-bike

WEAKNESSES: swim, young athletic age

MOST REWARDING ASPECTS OF TRI: being fit, getting to know likeminded people, finishing a race

BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT TO DATE: no DNFs

ULTIMATE SPORTING GOAL: reaching my true athletic potential and do this until I die

TYPICAL DAY IN MY LIFE: Wake-up 5AM, eat, swim, work/study+eat, ride/run, eat, sleep

SPORT ROLE MODELS: Tiger Woods, Mark Allen, Pauli Kiuru, Chris McCormack

HOBBIES: reading books, surfing the net

FAVOURITE FOOD: 4-grain porridge mixed with apple, banana, cottage cheese, prunes and almond butter

FAVOURITE DRINK: ice-cold water

FAVOURITE AUDIO: im-talk and Competitor Radio

FAVOURITE MOVIE: action but don’t really like watching movies

FAVOURITE TV-SHOW: I HATE TV and don’t own one