Ashprihanal Pekka Aalto
Personal information
Birth namePekka Aalto
NationalityFinnish
Born (1970-08-27) 27 August 1970
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
CountryFinland
SportUltramarathon
Event3100 miles run
ClubSri Chinmoy Marathon Team
Achievements and titles
Personal best40 days 09:06:21 (2015)

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]

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. 1 2 fi.srichinmoyraces.org "Asprihanal Pekka Wave (Translated from finnish)". 17 February 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 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. 1 2 srichinmoybio.co.uk "Flying Aalto wins 3100 Mile Race in record time". 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 runnersworld.com "Finn Shatters Record in World's Longest Certified Footrace". 29 July 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "DUV Statistic". 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 lebedev.org "Winnerlist 1997 - 2011". Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 4 us.srichinmoyraces.org "10 Day Final Results - 2014, Men". 29 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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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