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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 was lazy again this morning and slept in.  What a slacker.  

I'm discouraged that my La Sportiva Wildcats are already shot after 200 miles.  They are so nice to run in but just don't last.  The heels get soft and they cause me to over pronate.  So, I ordered the next model up that they claim is more durable.   That got me thinking about shoe weight.  So, I decided to get the food scale out and weigh my shoes.  It was very revealing

Mitzuno Wave Elixer (road shoes) 10.1 oz.

La Sportiva Fireblade 12.7 oz

La Sportiva Wildcat  12.9 oz

Montrail Wildwood 13.1 oz

Vasque Velocity 13.6 oz

La Sportiva Imogene 13.5 oz.

Vasque Velocity XCR 16.3 oz.

I was surprised that the Fireblades are not much lighter than Wildcats.  Karl Melzer runs in Fireblades and told me the Wildcats feel like boots to him.  But they are almost the same weight.

I was also surprised to discover the Vasque Velocity were so heavy. I've run most of my 100s in them.   I actually ran Plain 100 in those heavy Goretex XCR's.  Wow.   I didn't realized how heavy they are.

So, I ordered La Sportiva Imogene to try and will test them out in the Grand Canyon on Saturday.   If they work out, I sure hope they last more than 200 miles.

 

 

Comments
From Jon on Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 09:51:52 from 138.64.2.76

I hate it when shoes don't last 500 miles. I've stopped buying Brooks cause the Adrenaline seem to wear out at 350-400 miles, though I string them along on easy runs. But only 200 miles is ridiculous.

From crockett on Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 09:59:11 from 216.49.181.254

Well, the Imogenes arrived but they won't do. They are too narrow, like Fireblades and put pressure on the the problem tendon in my left foot. They will go back. I think I can string along the Wildcats a little more by inserting a little more support under the insole. But still, after 300 miles they will be toast. The Montrail Wildwoods are OK, but just feel a little heavy at 13.1 and the grip isn't as good at the Wildcats.

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