Ashprihanal Pekka Aalto

Ashprihanal Pekka Aalto (born August 27, 1970) is a Finnish ultramarathon runner who began running as a hobby at age 25.[1] He currently works as a courier. Aalto is a member of The Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team. In 2006, Tarja Halonen, the President of Finland, recognized him as an "International Ambassador of Sport".[2]

Ashprihanal Pekka Aalto
Personal information
Birth namePekka Aalto
NationalityFinnish
Born (1970-08-27) 27 August 1970
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
CountryFinland
SportUltramarathon
Event(s)3100 miles run
ClubSri Chinmoy Marathon Team
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)40 days 09:06:21 (2015)

History

In 1999, he started running multi-day races.[3] He ranked all-time second at the 3100-mile Race in 2006. On October 29, 2006, Aalto finished the San Francisco One Day 24 hour endurance race in first place, logging just over 125 miles (201 km) in a 24-hour period. Aalto is a three-time champion of The Self-Transcendence Six Day Race in New York City. For three straight years he ran all three yearly Self-Transcendence multidays in New York (six days, 3,100 miles (5,000 km), 700 miles).[1] He has won the world's longest certified footrace, the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race nine times, finishing the 2015 race at record time 40 days 09:06:21 for a daily average of 76.776 miles (123.559 km).[4][5]

Races
Races
YearRacesDistance (Miles)Time (days, hours, minutes, seconds)Placing
1999Sri Chinmoy Ultra Trio 700-Mile Race70009:09:10:40 [6]1.
2000Sri Chinmoy Ultra Trio 700-Mile Race70009:09:44:59 [6]1.
2000Self-Transcendence 10 Day Race669 [6]10:00:00:002.
2000Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race310047:13:29:55 [7]1.
2001Self-Transcendence 10 Day Race349 [2]10:00:00:00—
2001Sri Chinmoy Ultra Trio 700-Mile Race70009:20:32:29 [6]1.
2001Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race310048:10:56:12 [2][7]1.
2002Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race422 [2][6]06:00:00:001.
2002Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race310046:13:27:51 [2][7][8]2.
2003Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race457 [2][6]06:00:00:001.
2004Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race433 [2][6]06:00:00:001.
2004Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race310046:06:55:11 [2][6]1.
2005Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race310049:10:28:49 [2][7][8]2.
2006Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race310043:15:49:33 [2][6][8][9]2.
2007Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race310043:04:26:32 [2][7][9]1.
2008Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race310044:02:42:15 [6][9]1.
2009Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race310043:16:28:06 [6][9]1.
2010Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race310046:07:37:24 [6][9]1.
2011Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race467 [6]06:00:00:002.
2011Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race310046:07:37:24 [6][9]3.
2012Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race470 [6]06:00:00:002.
2013Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race310048:16:14:33 [6][9]3.
2014Self-Transcendence 10 Day Race833 [8][10]10:00:00:001.
2015Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race310040:09:06:21 [4][5]1.
2016Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race310046:02:54:22[11]2.
2019Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race310047:01:39:34 [12]1.

References
  1. fi.srichinmoyraces.org "Asprihanal Pekka Wave (Translated from finnish)". 17 February 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  2. multidays.com "Asprihanal Pekka Aalto". 25 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  3. redbull.com "This guy ran 5,000km around the block". Red Bull. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  4. srichinmoybio.co.uk "Flying Aalto wins 3100 Mile Race in record time". 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. runnersworld.com "Finn Shatters Record in World's Longest Certified Footrace". 29 July 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  6. "DUV Statistic". 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  7. lebedev.org "Winnerlist 1997 - 2011". Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  8. us.srichinmoyraces.org "10 Day Final Results - 2014, Men". 29 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  9. srichinmoyraces.org "3100 Mile Race Results". 8 June 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  10. The Wall Street Journal "Runners Race for Enlightenment in Ultra Marathon Inspired by Indian Guru". 30 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  11. srichinmoyraces.org "Ashprihanal Aalto". 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  12. wsj.com "Calling All Ultra-Runners: One Block in New York City Promises Transcendence". 4 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

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