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December 21, 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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11.00

Alarm went of at 2:45, but I couldn't do three days in a row that early, sluffed off and slept in.  But the good news it that there was some activity going on over at American Fork Hospital.   My first grandchild was born three week early, a yet-to-be-named grandson.  I am now officially very old.  Mother and baby doing just fine.

In the afternoon ran in the canyons to the west of Herriman, a very nice network of horse/bike trails that then connect with 4wd roads up on the ridges.  Did a 10+ mile loop going up Yellow Fork, the left fork, connecting to what is called City Canyon and up to the top of the ridges climbing up 2,000 feet to 7,700 feet with very nice views of the valley and copper mines to the north.   I've been on the 4wd roads up there before several times.   I could not see evidence that any runners are using those wonderful trails and roads way up there.  I ran along high ridges and then descended down into the upper portion of the right fork of Yellow Fork.  I then blasted down the rolling, soft bike trails to complete my loop.

I would like to do more training there.  The trails are wonderful.  I like it better than the heavily used Corner Canyon across the valley because it is much less used.  Now that I know the area pretty well, I can run it in the dark.  I'll probably run there before work some days.

Map of my run: http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/us/ut/herriman/795127793930733663

La Sportive Wildcat - Yellow (old) Miles: 11.00
Comments
From flatlander on Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 12:23:05 from 198.207.244.102

Congratulations, great news. As a veteran grandfather of three years, I am available for any advice, but basically it boils down to lots of candy.

From KP on Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 12:31:48 from 65.208.22.25

congrats!

From jun on Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 17:15:51 from 66.239.250.209

***Sarcastic comment was left on facebook***

Congrats. That's really awesome.

From Jon on Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 18:17:03 from 192.107.247.6

Congrats, grandpa.

From fly on the Wall on Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 18:52:04 from 204.113.19.47

"Grandpa Crockett"

:)

From Derunzo on Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 08:16:03 from 65.220.66.195

I just checked out the Map of your run.... I really need to move back West!

Looks amazing!

From jun on Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 14:28:07 from 66.239.250.209

Those trails look cool. My uncle shoots nature photos around there and I've been interested in running those trails for a while now. I'll have to get over there one time. Thanks for the info.

From Smooth on Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 15:09:55 from 174.23.191.197

CONGRATULATIONS Grandpa Crockett!!!!

AWESOME trail run as usual, what a studly grandpa!

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