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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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21.00

A mental endurance workout, 21 on the treadmill.   I saw three groups of people come and go from the rec center and I kept on going.  When I reached 10 miles, I had warmed up and felt fine, so I just kept on going.  Listened to podcasts of old-time radio, Jack Benny, watched Sports Center, and listened to music, looking out on frozen Utah Lake with the smog draping it.

The workout was a no-carb workout, so I burned some good calories.   My body is pretty used to running for three hours without food.   I've lost 7 pounds since New Years, and almost back down to my usual weight.  I would like to lose 5 more before RR100.   Mile knee pain still their. The pain goes down if their is less weight on it.  Hmmm, Maybe I should probably start working out with treking poles again, to get used to them again.  Those really help reduce the weight on knees. They could really help.   I also need more training with fast power hiking.  My walking pace is too slow.

Mizuno Wave Elixer - Red Miles: 21.00
Comments
From jun on Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 13:34:00 from 97.126.237.192

Sounds like a good, tough workout. 21 miles on a treadmill is amazing. I would need to watch a marathon movie to make it through that. Great job.

From Aaron Kennard on Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 16:03:58 from 174.51.250.151

wow...that does sound like a mental workout. Nice job.

As a novice I'm curious, what is the reason you do a no-carb workout of that length?

From Twinkies on Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 16:12:57 from 67.166.116.191

21 on the treadmill. Great job. My treadmill record is 18 miles. You've got me beat.

From Jon on Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 20:49:41 from 75.169.136.232

Maybe I should do some fast walking in the next 3 weeks... of course, that is just time away from other training.

From Bryce on Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 18:10:01 from 174.52.190.220

Thanks for posting the no-carb thing. Reminds me I need to start doing that a little to get back to fat burning. . .too many short fast runs in the winter.

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