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Location:

Saratoga Springs,UT,

Member Since:

Jan 31, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

2016 Finished 12 100-milers during the year.  86 career 100-mile finishes, 9th in the world.   First person to do 6 consecutive summits of Mount Timpanogos.  Won Crooked Road 24-hour race. Achieved the 5th, 6th, and 8th fastest 100-mile times in the world for runners age 57+ for the year.

2013  First person to bag the six highest Wasatch peaks in one day. First and only person to do a Kings Peak double (highest peak in Utah).  I've now accomplished it four times. 

2010 - Overall first place Across the Years 48-hour run (187 miles), Overall first place Pony Express Traill 100.

2009 - Utah State Grand Masters 5K champion (Road Runners Club of America).  National 100-mile Grand Masters Champion (Road Runners Club of America). USATF 100-mile National Champion for age 50-54.

2006 - Set record of five consecutive Timpanogos Summits ("A record for the criminally insane")  See: http://www.crockettclan.org/blog/?p=42

2007 - Summited 7 Utah 13-ers in one day.  See: http://www.crockettclan.org/blog/?p=14 

Only person to have finished nine different 100-mile races in Utah: Wasatch, Bear, Moab, Pony Express Trail, Buffalo Run, Salt Flats, Bryce, Monument Valley, Capitol Reef.

PRs - all accomplished when over 50 years old

5K - 19:51 - 2010 Run to Walk 5K

10K - 42:04 - 2010 Smile Center

1/2 Marathon: 1:29:13 - 2011 Utah Valley

Marathon - 3:23:43 - 2010 Ogden Marathon

50K - 4:38 - 2010 Across the Years split

50-mile - 8:07 - 2010 Across the Years split

100K - 10:49 - 2010 Across The Years split

12-hours 67.1 miles - 2010 Across The Years split

100-mile 19:40 - 2011 Across the Years split

24-hours 117.8 miles - 2011 Across the Years split

48-hours 187.033 miles - 2010 Across the Years

Long-Term Running Goals:

I would like to keep running ultras into my 60s. 

Personal:

Details at: http://www.crockettclan.org/ultras/ultracrockett.pdf Married with six kids and six grandchildren.  Started running at the age of 46 in 2004.  My first race since Junior High days was a 50K. I skipped the shorter road stuff and went straight to ultramarathons.  I started as a back-of-the packer, but have progressed to a top-10-percent ultra finisher.  Wish I would have started running at a much earlier age.  Have had several articles published in national running magazines.  Check out my running adventure blog at www.crockettclan.org/blog

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3.5 treadmill miles untill I wanted to kill myself.  Running indoors after that Grand Canyon run just seems criminal.  So, I went outside and ran 3.5 on the JRP.

OK, I decided to run the Salt Flats 100 on Friday.  Should be chilly, windy weather, kind of like Buffalo Run 100.   It is a first-time race with aid stations far apart.

Going to go buy some Hoka Bondi-Bs for it this afternoon.

Mizuno Wave Elixer 5 - Black Miles: 7.00
Comments
From jun on Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 16:26:15 from 66.239.250.209

I couldn't find how far apart the aid stations were. I'm wondering if I should go with 2 bottles or my vest in case I get lost!

From crockett on Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 16:29:47 from 216.49.181.254

They are pretty far apart. 10 miles. I'm going with two. First manned aid station is mile 30. He needs to have some calories at those unmanned stations.

From crockett on Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 16:31:15 from 216.49.181.254

Got my new Hokas. They feel a lot nicer than the Mafate model.

From jun on Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 16:35:46 from 66.239.250.209

They look lighter and faster. You could PR on Friday. Ha.

OK, 2 water bottles it is. Or maybe my vest. There's a good chance I'll come out on Thursday. I'll confirm tomorrow with you. It will probably be pretty late, if that is OK.

From crockett on Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 16:54:23 from 216.49.181.254

No PR. Wind could be 20 mph. His Garmin riding around on an ATV showed only 5,000 feet of climbing, so it is probably less that that. I guess the roads on the island are pretty fast. Could be a PR-capable course. Maybe the dike is the slowest surface.

Late is OK, "We keep the lights on." Probably Motel 6. Looks like the start is 7 a.m. He probably is shuttling people to the start from the finish before 6:30.

From jun on Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 16:55:49 from 66.239.250.209

I emailed him and he is trying to work out a course for me to run that takes me to the finish. I told him it didn't have to be exactly 50, anywhere between a 50 miler and 100k would be fine. Or even less. I don't want him to have to go through too much trouble for me. I just want to run and have fun.

From crockett on Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 16:59:54 from 216.49.181.254

If he did that you would probably be on your own after mile 18. Not sure what he would do for aid stations. I told him that I bet people would drop at the aid station at 47 and 68 anyway, so it would probably be easier to just give you and others rides out from there.

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