Topi Raitanen, the 3,000-meter steeplechase European champion, continues to be coached by Janne Ukonmaanaho. He moves to represent Oulu Pyrintö.
Steeplechase European champion Raitanen’s top the season that ended was a heavy disappointment, for example due to a hamstring injury.
After the season, Raitanen openly said that corrective measures must be taken. For example for MTV Raitanen stated that there will definitely be changes so that he stays healthy first and sharpens his training.
Raitanen and the one who coached him for a long time Janne Ukonmaanahon there was a lot of speculation in the media about the continuation of the cooperation.
Now Raitanen has made decisions. He is moving to Oulu. There, his coach works as a dentist.
At the same time, the Jyväskylä native, who represented Helsinki’s Kisa-Veikko, becomes Oulu’s Pyrinnö man.
– I have always liked Oulu’s calmness. I spent my youth in the south and I feel that there people do not meet each other in quite the same way. Life is more hectic, Raitanen painted For Kaleva.
– It’s a completely different thing to see the exercises on the spot than to hear about them on the phone. It is a big added value and gives us a lot of opportunities, Raitanen comments on the coaching pattern.