| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Pekka Aalto |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Born | (1970-08-27) 27 August 1970 (age 54) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Finland |
| Sport | Ultramarathon |
| Event | 3100 miles run |
| Club | Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 40 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. 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".
History
In 1999, he started running multi-day races. 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).
He 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).
Races
| Year | Races | Distance (Miles) | Time (days, hours, minutes, seconds) | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Sri Chinmoy Ultra Trio 700-Mile Race | 700 | 09:09:10:40 | 1. |
| 2000 | Sri Chinmoy Ultra Trio 700-Mile Race | 700 | 09:09:44:59 | 1. |
| 2000 | Self-Transcendence 10 Day Race | 669 | 10:00:00:00 | 2. |
| 2000 | Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race | 3100 | 47:13:29:55 | 1. |
| 2001 | Self-Transcendence 10 Day Race | 349 | 10:00:00:00 | — |
| 2001 | Sri Chinmoy Ultra Trio 700-Mile Race | 700 | 09:20:32:29 | 1. |
| 2001 | Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race | 3100 | 48:10:56:12 | 1. |
| 2002 | Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race | 422 | 06:00:00:00 | 1. |
| 2002 | Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race | 3100 | 46:13:27:51 | 2. |
| 2003 | Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race | 457 | 06:00:00:00 | 1. |
| 2004 | Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race | 433 | 06:00:00:00 | 1. |
| 2004 | Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race | 3100 | 46:06:55:11 | 1. |
| 2005 | Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race | 3100 | 49:10:28:49 | 2. |
| 2006 | Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race | 3100 | 43:15:49:33 | 2. |
| 2007 | Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race | 3100 | 43:04:26:32 | 1. |
| 2008 | Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race | 3100 | 44:02:42:15 | 1. |
| 2009 | Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race | 3100 | 43:16:28:06 | 1. |
| 2010 | Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race | 3100 | 46:07:37:24 | 1. |
| 2011 | Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race | 467 | 06:00:00:00 | 2. |
| 2011 | Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race | 3100 | 46:07:37:24 | 3. |
| 2012 | Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race | 470 | 06:00:00:00 | 2. |
| 2013 | Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race | 3100 | 48:16:14:33 | 3. |
| 2014 | Self-Transcendence 10 Day Race | 833 | 10:00:00:00 | 1. |
| 2015 | Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race | 3100 | 40:09:06:21 | 1. |
| 2016 | Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race | 3100 | 46:02:54:22 | 2. |
| 2019 | Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race | 3100 | 47:01:39:34 | 1. |
References
- ^ fi.srichinmoyraces.org "Asprihanal Pekka Aalto (translated from Finnish)". 17 February 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- redbull.com "This guy ran 5,000km around the block". Red Bull. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ srichinmoybio.co.uk "Flying Aalto wins 3100 Mile Race in record time". 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ runnersworld.com "Finn Shatters Record in World's Longest Certified Footrace". 29 July 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "DUV Statistic". 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ lebedev.org "Winnerlist 1997 - 2011". Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ us.srichinmoyraces.org "10 Day Final Results - 2014, Men". 29 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ srichinmoyraces.org "3100 Mile Race Results". 8 June 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- The Wall Street Journal "Runners Race for Enlightenment in Ultra Marathon Inspired by Indian Guru". 30 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- srichinmoyraces.org "Ashprihanal Aalto". 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- 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
- Video: Fox, 2015
- Video: Finish 3100-Mile Race 2011
- Video: Six Day Run (trailer)
- Ashprihanal Pekka Aalto at IMDb