Ashprihanal Pekka Aalto
Finnish ultramarathon runner
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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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Born | Pekka Aalto 27 August 1970 |
| 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) |
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 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
| 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 | 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 [7] | 1. |
| 2002 | Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race | 422 [6] | 06:00:00:00 | 1. |
| 2002 | Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race | 3100 | 46:13:27:51 [7][8] | 2. |
| 2003 | Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race | 457 [6] | 06:00:00:00 | 1. |
| 2004 | Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race | 433 [6] | 06:00:00:00 | 1. |
| 2004 | Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race | 3100 | 46:06:55:11 [6] | 1. |
| 2005 | Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race | 3100 | 49:10:28:49 [7][8] | 2. |
| 2006 | Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race | 3100 | 43:15:49:33 [6][8][9] | 2. |
| 2007 | Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race | 3100 | 43:04:26:32 [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. |