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May 04, 2024

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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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After eight straight days of no running and no exercize, I rolled off the couch, put down the remote, cleaned off the crumbs from my face, and then wimped out and hit the treadmill.  10 miles on the crazy hamster machine.   Felt good and strong after four miles of warm up.  Right knee still a little loose from the Grand Canyon runs, but I should be fine.

I finally finished reading "Born to Run."  It was good, but I didn't think great.  The author's writing style was a bother at times and I lost interest on some of the tangents.  But I enjoyed the Leadville sections since I've run the race three times.   I also ran in a race with Ann Trason, I think her last 50-miler.  It was good to find out more about her.  And I enjoyed reading about other people I've met.   It is nice to have a good book about ultras.  But I'm not convinced by the minimalist hype.   I would wear the 5-fingers on the treadmill, but not really worth it because I have no intention of doing big miles this winter on the crazy machine.

Interesting that Micah True (Caballo Blanco) has been one of my facebook friends for some time.   He also spoke at the JJ100 pre-race dinner which I missed.   He certainly has stepped up his marketing and Internet use.   The 2009 race down there sounds like it brought in lots of corn and money for the Tarahumara.  I'd love to visit Copper Canyon but the drug violence down there is scary.   I've read Barefoot Ted's stuff for years on the ultralist and been in some races with him.

Utah Lake is starting to freeze.

Mizuno Wave Elixer - Red Miles: 10.00
Comments
From jun on Tue, Dec 08, 2009 at 11:18:42 from 66.239.250.209

"Utah Lake is starting to freeze."

A hint of things to come? I'm jealous.

From Maurine/Tarzan on Tue, Dec 08, 2009 at 17:23:06 from 97.117.58.110

I agree - it was an interesting book, but not a blockbuster. I did get some good quotes out of it - especially the one about Tarzan :)

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