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Asprihanal Pekka Aalto, born in Finland, 1970, currently works as a courier. One of the best multiday runners in the world ranked second all-time for 3100 miles 2006 For three straight years he ran all three yearly Self-Transcendence multidays in New York (six days, 3100 miles, 700 miles)- a feat unprecedented in multiday annals.
On October 29, 2006 Aalto finished the San Francisco One Day 24 hour endurance race in first place, logging just over 125 miles in a 24 hour period.
Pekka was recently recognized by Tarja Halonencountry, the President of Finland as a 2006 "International Ambassador of Sport".