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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 went out with the dog.  I planned on just an easy run on the flats, but after a couple miles the legs turn up into the foothills and kept going.  Eventually I found myself in a canyon I had never been in on Lake Mountain.  As I climbed higher into the canyon the maples were amazing, flaming red.  I wish I would have had my camera.  The road we were on finally ended high up on a slope.  It seemed like a strange place for the road to end, but as I looked around, I could tell that it was a hunter's perch.  It was a perfect vista to scan many slopes for deer.  The hunt will start next week.  I could see footprints of hunters already scouting out the location.    We turned around to head down and I was amazed at my little dog.  She blasted down a steep smooth section with amazing speeed.  She would then stop and give a look like, "Come on you slow poke."   Wow, I wish I had her downhill speed.

It was really one of the runs where life seems so incredible.  It was just so good to be out in the amazing autumn sunshine.   We dodged a couple groups of shooters and made out way back down to Saratoga Springs.   I really had to hold back the legs.  They seem ready and eager to race.   Hold back.  Wait for Friday.   The poor little dog was pretty tired by the time we returned home. She did great.

Also, I had to post the top miles on the blog for the week.  79 miles.   Someone probably will best that.  Pretty funny how I had 79 miles this week and only 6 miles last week.  Well, next week I'll top the blog again with over 100.  Come on Jon, try to top it....he, he.  OV50 coming up for you.

Montrail Wildwood - Red Miles: 10.00
Comments
From Smooth on Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 18:58:49 from 174.23.240.142

Sounds like a perfect run on a beautiful Autumn day with your "best" friend. Looking good for Friday!

From Jon on Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 00:58:50 from 75.169.158.241

I take it Pony Express is next week?

From jun on Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 00:07:24 from 97.126.234.214

Nice run. I loved being out in the fall trees too. It is so pretty.

From leslie peterson on Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 13:33:21 from 76.23.61.78

Looks like you are ready for Friday!!! What a beautiful run you had Sat.! I was home nursing a dry socket all weekend, but got it taken care of today so hopefully I am ready for Friday too!

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