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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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Early morning run, 3:45 a.m. out to the ridge between Saratoga Springs and Eagle Mountain.  Its been a couple years since I ran that ridge.  Some massive construction on top, put in some sort of huge tank multiple stories high burried on top.  Interesting.   Had a great run in the meteor showers, saw a bunch of shooting stars.

Not worried about doing many miles this week.  Next week should be huge mileage.  I'll backpack the entire week in the High Uintas.

Comments
From jun on Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 18:05:39 from 66.239.250.209

You heading out with your brothers and boys? Sounds like it will be an amazing week.

You won't be up there while we are running King's by chance? It would be cool to see you guys.

From AZDesertmonsoon on Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 18:07:01 from 204.17.31.126

Tonight is supposed to be the peak for the meteor shower early in the AM. I hope to see some.

From crockett on Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 18:10:45 from 71.32.234.114

It will be with my usual backpacking buddies plus my brother, Bob. We'll be going in West Fork Blacks, summit Lovenia, go around it, over Swan Pass, and out East Fork Black, 40-50 miles and then I'm sure Bob and I will do trail runs each day. So we will be further to the west of you, two valleys over.

From Jim Kern on Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 17:10:49 from 192.107.247.6

Davy,

Next week I'll be backpacking east of Logan with a couple guys from my ward. We will summit Mt. Elmer, Mt, Jardine, Flattop, and Naomi Peak. Last week I took one of the guys, Lon Stevens, with me to Bairgutsman. It was his first trail race. He finished 42nd overall in 2:40. For next summer's trip we plan to do the Bear 100 course in three days.

Are you going to run the Antelope Island 100K on November 6th?

From jun on Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 00:00:13 from 97.126.225.186

Hold the phone, what's this 100k you speak of Jim? Link?

From jun on Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 00:06:41 from 97.126.225.186

Never mind. Found it. Looks awesome.

From crockett on Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 08:18:12 from 71.32.236.24

The new 100k? Maybe, looks fun. That is during prime-time for canyon country adventures, so I might rather spend the time in the canyons. We'll see.

From Kelli on Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 17:46:02 from 71.219.102.155

You guys are crazy, seriously. I love that you are crazy, but you really are certifiable.

Hope you are enjoying your trip!

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