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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".[citation needed]

Ashprihanal Pekka Aalto
Personal information
Birth namePekka Aalto
NationalityFinnish
Born (1970-08-27) 27 August 1970 (age 54)
Sport
CountryFinland
SportUltramarathon
Event3100 miles run
ClubSri Chinmoy Marathon Team
Achievements and titles
Personal best40 days 09:06:21 (2015)

History

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In 1999, he started running multi-day races.[2] 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).[3][4]

Races

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

References

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  1. ^ a b fi.srichinmoyraces.org "Asprihanal Pekka Aalto (translated from Finnish)". 17 February 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  2. ^ redbull.com "This guy ran 5,000km around the block". Red Bull. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b srichinmoybio.co.uk "Flying Aalto wins 3100 Mile Race in record time". 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b runnersworld.com "Finn Shatters Record in World's Longest Certified Footrace". 29 July 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "DUV Statistic". 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d e lebedev.org "Winnerlist 1997 - 2011". Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  7. ^ a b c d us.srichinmoyraces.org "10 Day Final Results - 2014, Men". 29 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g srichinmoyraces.org "3100 Mile Race Results". 8 June 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  9. ^ The Wall Street Journal "Runners Race for Enlightenment in Ultra Marathon Inspired by Indian Guru". 30 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  10. ^ srichinmoyraces.org "Ashprihanal Aalto". 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  11. ^ 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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