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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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Back to training!  Soreness all gone.  Started wimpy and ran on the treadmill to help the legs get moving.  Legs felt good, energy not yet all the way back.  This was a fast recovery.  It is always different. 

Looking forward to an adventure run, probably Friday late afternoon out on the salt flats.  Want to preview part of a course a guy is going to use for a 100-mile run in a few weeks.  He doesn't have anyone signed up yet, so I encouraged him to make the event free this year to test things out.  He's going to get aid stations set up.  Should be very interesting.  I may squeeze in yet another 100-miler.  April 29-30.  If anyone is interested, let me know.

Five at lunch.

Evening, one with the dog.

Mizuno Wave Elixer 5 - Black Miles: 7.00
Comments
From jun on Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 11:03:54 from 66.239.250.209

I heard about that race. I didn't realize it was so soon. I might be interested. Hm.

From Lily on Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 11:11:50 from 67.199.178.210

Jun you crazy horse. If you do it, you know I'll cheer you on.

Davy hope you get your energy back soon. Eat eat eat :)

From jun on Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 11:13:21 from 66.239.250.209

It just occured to me that I signed my whole family up for the SL Running Co free 5k the morning of the 30th. Not that I would care to miss it, but I think my wife just traded shifts yesterday so that she could run in it. Dang, I'll probably have to skip it. Although, I wonder if he'd let me come out and run 50 on Friday. What do you think DC?

From crockett on Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 11:13:44 from 216.49.181.254

Yep, I didn't notice it until this week and then started talking with the race director. He's a newbie, in over his head, but I'm trying to help him. Has ok from the county and BLM for this year. He was planning on changing the date next year to a hot July event. I talked him out of that. BLM probably wouldn't have allowed it anyway. If I go out there Friday, I'll get a bunch of pictures. I plan to run on a dike out to Floating Island and back.

From jun on Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 11:15:56 from 66.239.250.209

Notice my last comment. What do you think about asking him to let me run the 50? Either that or I'd just have to hurry and beat you so that I could be home for the 6:30am start time of the 5k.

I could run a 5k after 100 miles, right? Ha.

From crockett on Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 11:16:19 from 216.49.181.254

I bet he would let you. It is a point to point event. I don't know if he's thought through how to shuttle people back to the start. Aparently he has friend helping and a couple scout troops planning on doing aid stations. It also is the same day as Thanksgiving Point half which I signed up for.

From jun on Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 13:07:17 from 66.239.250.209

This is a pretty good pic of you. Too bad you aren't better looking.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ljburlisontrailadventures/5570066108/in/set-72157626376512428/

From crockett on Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 13:08:31 from 216.49.181.254

Wow, I'm leading the race and no one else is in the picture!

From crockett on Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 17:55:04 from 216.49.181.254

400 miles for the month, just my third 400-mile month of my career.

From Jon on Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 21:05:20 from 98.71.128.174

What 100 are you thinking of?

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