Asprihanal Pekka Aalto

Asprihanal Pekka Aalto
Personal information
Nationality Finnish
Born 1970
Sport
Country Finland
Sport Ultramarathon
Event(s) 3100 miles run
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 43 days 04:26:32 (2007)

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. Tarja Halonen the President of Finland recognized 2006 him as a "International Ambassador of Sport".[2]

History

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-Transcendece 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 world's longest certified footrace, the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race race seven times, finishing the 2009 race on July 27, 2009 at 43 days 16:28:06 for a daily average of more than 70.278 miles (113.101 km).[3]

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 [4] 1.
2000 Sri Chinmoy Ultra Trio 700 Mile Race 700 09:09:44:59 [4] 1.
2000 Self-Transcendence 10 Day Race 669 [4] 10:00:00:00 2.
2000 Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race 3100 47:13:29:55 [5] 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 [4] 1.
2001 Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race 3100 48:10:56:12 [2][5] 1.
2002 Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race 422 [2][4]06:00:00:00 1.
2002 Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race 3100 46:13:27:51 [2][5] —
2003 Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race 457 [2][4] 06:00:00:00 1.
2004 Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race 433 [2][4] 06:00:00:00 1.
2004 Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race 3100 46:06:55:11 [2][4] 1.
2005 Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race 3100 49:10:28:49 [2][5] —
2006 Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race 3100 43:15:49:33 [2][4][6] 2.
2007 Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race 3100 43:04:26:32 [2][5][6] 1.
2008 Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race 3100 44:02:42:15 [4][6] 1.
2009 Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race 3100 43:16:28:06 [4][6] 1.
2010 Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race 3100 46:07:37:24 [4][6]1.
2011 Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race 751 [4] 06:00:00:00 2.
2011 Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race 3100 46:07:37:24 [4][6] 3.
2012 Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race 470 [4]06:00:00:00 2.
2013 Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race 3100 48:16:14:33 [4][6] 3.
2014 Self-Transcendence 10 Day Race 833 [7][8] 10:00:00:00 1.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 fi.srichinmoyraces.org "Asprihanal Pekka Wave (Translated from finnish)". 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 multidays.com Asprihanal Pekka Aalto "Asprihanal Pekka Aalto". 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  3. ↑ srichinmoyraces.org "Meet the 2011 Runners". 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 "DUV Statistic". 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 lebedev.org "Winnerlist 1997 - 2011". Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 srichinmoyraces.org "3100 Mile Race Results". 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  7. ↑ us.srichinmoyraces.org "10 Day Final Results - 2014, Men". 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
  8. ↑ The Wall Street Journal "Runners Race for Enlightenment in Ultra Marathon Inspired by Indian Guru". 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2014-05-03.

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