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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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I hit the pool for the first time in about two years.  Great fun swimming outside in 12 degree temperature.  Thankfully the pool is about 92 degrees...quite hot. 

I swam 1.25 miles.  I was very suprised that it felt so easy.  In the past it would take me a good week of swimming conditioning to push a mile, but no so.  The only limiting factor was a kink in my neck from turning it all the time.  I could have continued on.  Not blazing fast, but I got in done in 60 minutes.   When I started running six years ago, I needed to swim every other days because my legs just couldn't handle running every day, so I swam a lot.  Once I lost weight and was conditioned to run better, I dropped swimming from my workouts.   I now only go to it when injured.  Last time, I worked up to 4-mile swims.   Yes, I can't do anything easy.

So, what about doing an ironman?   I smile when people think an ironman is really tough.  I know that with a couple more weeks of swimming, I could go do an ironman, no problem, finishing pretty well.  No big deal.  Would be saddle sore big-time from the bike, but would get it done.  There really is no comparison doing an ironman and running a 100-miler.  I really have no interest in tris or ironmans.  My love is running.

When I swim, I use sleeves on my knees to keep the knee caps firmly in place.  All the kicking can really loosen up the knees causing problems for runners, making the knee caps track wrong.  The sleeves really help prevent that from happening.   My bad leg feels much better today.  I have detected the the knee is a little loose, probably some fluid.  That should go away in a week or so.

Pool Laps Miles: 40.00
Comments
From Dragonvulture on Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 13:02:53 from 65.44.116.4

I need to learn to swim to do at least one tri. Good advice on the knee thing, I get that problem occasionally when I run, knees caps start tracking wrong and causing pain/swelling. Hope you knee gets working enough for another strong RR. Good luck with the recovery.

From crockett on Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 13:13:12 from 216.49.181.254

Well, if you ever want to do an early morning swim in the pool, let me know and come on down. I can give you some pointers.

From Dragonvulture on Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 13:16:15 from 65.44.116.4

That would be awesome. I'm sure I look like a flailing fish and use all my energy in like 2 laps. I know it is all about technique. What time do you go swim?

From crockett on Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 13:39:27 from 216.49.181.254

Usually around 5 a.m. It opens at 4:30. I don't swim that great but I know what I should be doing and can give pointers watching someone else. Balance is the key. At 5 a.m. I usually have the pool to myself.

From crockett on Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 13:42:15 from 216.49.181.254

My kids are the real swimmers. All six have been on the highschool team. Three have been Lehi HS captains, two daughters went to state. My freshman son started this year and is already doing great for a first-year swimmer.

From Dragonvulture on Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 14:00:24 from 65.44.116.4

That's awesome. None of my family have been good swimmers, we all kind of just sink.

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