NAME: Jaakko Mikael Hiekkaranta
D.O.B: 06/10/1986
NICKNAME: Lionbeach
PLACE OF BIRTH: Hämeenlinna, Finland
CURRENTLY LIVING: Jyväskylä – Hämeenlinna, Finland
HEIGHT: about 170-171cm
WEIGHT: 60-62kg
FAMILY: Mother-Tiina, Sister-Sara, Father-Timo
MARITAL STATUS: single
PROFESSION: student, triathlete, entrepreneur
Language: English, French, Italian, Swedish, Finnish
Ultimate life goal: be the best person I can
YEAR STARTED TRIATHLON: 2004
SPORT BACKGROUND: ice-hockey, soccer, Finnish-rule baseball, golf
STRENGHTS: persistence, creativity, humour, running off-the-bike
WEAKNESSES: swim, young athletic age
BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT TO DATE: no DNFs, getting over obstacles throun in my way
ULTIMATE SPORTING GOAL: reaching my true athletic potential, win an Ironman 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: Craig Alexander, Chris McCormack, Janne Ahonen, Simon Whitfield<div></div><div>FIRED ROLE MODELS: Tiger Woods
HOBBIES: golf, fashion, listening to good tunes, reading, writing
FAVOURITE FOOD: Lionbeach super special!
FAVOURITE DRINK: ice-cold water, green lite
FAVOURITE AUDIOS: <a href=”http://www.blogger.com/www.imtalk.me”>im-talk</a> and <a href=”http://www.blogger.com/www.competitorradio.com”>Competitor Radio</a>
FAVOURITE MOVIE: action but don’t really like watching movies
FAVOURITE TV-SHOW: I HATE TV and don’t own one</div>
PERSONAL MOTTO: I’m a player as long as the game is on
