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 name	Pekka Aalto
Nationality	Finnish
Born	27 August 1970 Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
Country	Finland
Sport	Ultramarathon
Event(s)	3100 miles run
Club	Sri 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 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

Year	Races	Distance (Miles)	Time (days, hours, minutes, seconds)	Placing
1999	Sri Chinmoy Ultra Trio 700 Mile Race	700	09:09:10:40 [6]	1.
2000	Sri Chinmoy Ultra Trio 700 Mile Race	700	09:09:44:59 [6]	1.
2000	Self-Transcendence 10 Day Race	669 [6]	10:00:00:00	2.
2000	Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race	3100	47:13:29:55 [7]	1.
2001	Self-Transcendence 10 Day Race	349 [2]	10:00:00:00	—
2001	Sri Chinmoy Ultra Trio 700 Mile Race	700	09:20:32:29 [6]	1.
2001	Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race	3100	48:10:56:12 [2][7]	1.
2002	Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race	422 [2][6]	06:00:00:00	1.
2002	Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race	3100	46:13:27:51 [2][7][8]	2.
2003	Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race	457 [2][6]	06:00:00:00	1.
2004	Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race	433 [2][6]	06:00:00:00	1.
2004	Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race	3100	46:06:55:11 [2][6]	1.
2005	Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race	3100	49:10:28:49 [2][7][8]	2.
2006	Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race	3100	43:15:49:33 [2][6][8][9]	2.
2007	Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race	3100	43:04:26:32 [2][7][9]	1.
2008	Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race	3100	44:02:42:15 [6][9]	1.
2009	Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race	3100	43:16:28:06 [6][9]	1.
2010	Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race	3100	46:07:37:24 [6][9]	1.
2011	Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race	467 [6]	06:00:00:00	2.
2011	Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race	3100	46:07:37:24 [6][9]	3.
2012	Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race	470 [6]	06:00:00:00	2.
2013	Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race	3100	48:16:14:33 [6][9]	3.
2014	Self-Transcendence 10 Day Race	833 [8][10]	10:00:00:00	1.
2015	Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race	3100	40:09:06:21 [4][5]	1.
2016	Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race	3100	46:02:54:22[11]	2.
2019	Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race	3100	47:01:39:34 [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". 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.

Further reading

Film

• Rawal,Sanjay : 3100: Run and Become, Eng. 2018, IMDb 4936398, 79 minutes

External links

• MultidayWiki
• Video: Fox, 2015
• Video: Finish 3100 Mile Race 2011
• Video: Six Day Run (trailer)
• Ashprihanal Pekka Aalto at IMDb