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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 wrote a somewhat controversial, opinionated piece on my blog to make myself quit thinking about this race director stuff.  Spit out my thoughts, we shall see if anyone notices it.

http://www.crockettclan.org/blog/?p=608

 

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Comments
From jun on Wed, Feb 02, 2011 at 16:44:06 from 97.126.233.112

You fly out soon right? Best of luck sir. I'm going to read your controversial writeup now.

From jun on Wed, Feb 02, 2011 at 17:01:33 from 97.126.233.112

Genius write-up. I commented over there.

From crockett on Wed, Feb 02, 2011 at 17:10:49 from 216.49.181.254

Ahhh....it is more for my own personal therapy. If I can write it down, I'll stop wasting time thinking about it.

It still bugs me that this year, while the RD will allow headphones he intends to DQ anyone who impedes the progress of a runner AND has headphones. Yet he most certainly has no intention of DQing a runner who impedes another runner but has no headphones on. Drives me nuts thinking about it. It like he is itching for a chance to make a statement.

He instead needs to concentrate on the litter on the course. This race is the most terrible race for litter. I've never seen anything like it anywhere else. Hate to say, but I think it is a Texas cultural thing. I don't know what else to think. Its like a marathon. Cups and gel wrappers start covering the course by morning. Volunteers have to constantly go out and clean things up. Yet the biggest problem there is headphones?

From jun on Wed, Feb 02, 2011 at 17:20:12 from 97.126.233.112

That is really too bad. That race has been on my to-do list for a while now, but the more I hear about it the more that opinion starts to change.

From Burt on Wed, Feb 02, 2011 at 17:20:20 from 206.19.214.144

That needs to be published some where.

From crockett on Wed, Feb 02, 2011 at 17:25:25 from 216.49.181.254

RR100 is a very good race, top notch, and Joe is a great race director. Just don't know what is going on this year. It looks like USATF has annointed his other races as national championships. I'm guessing the USATF influence is creeping in.

My guess is that within a few years, Buffalo Run 100 will replace RR100 as being the premier spring-time flat 100-miler. The only thing that could stop it is the weather. If it is too cold, it just won't make it. That is my biggest worry.

From jun on Wed, Feb 02, 2011 at 17:27:50 from 97.126.233.112

I really wish I was up for running the 100 this year. I just haven't had good enough training over the last two months to be ready. Next year for sure.

I assume you put in for Wasatch. Will you go up for the lottery on Saturday?

From crockett on Wed, Feb 02, 2011 at 17:31:57 from 216.49.181.254

Yep, lottery results out soon for both Wasatch and Hardrock. I'm in both, but already decided to skip Hardrock. Won't be too disappointed if don't get in Wasatch, there are other good races to substitute. I signed up for Bighorn 100 yesterday. My son will run the 50K there, so we should have a great time.

From jun on Wed, Feb 02, 2011 at 17:33:56 from 97.126.233.112

Yeah, Bighorn was on my list for this year too, but I had to cut it out due to budget restraints. The race is right around the time when we are planning to buy a house. Next year for sure.

If I don't get into Wasatch I'll probably do Bear. I might even pick another 100, I just don't know what a good one would be around that time.

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