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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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More resting.  Feels like I'm healing up.  Its also nice to just take a break.  I plan to get up early tomorrow for a long run.

In the mail today, I received my cool awards for the Tahoe Rim 100 last month.  It was also the 100-mile national championship for USA Track & Field and Road Runners of America.  I did very well and somehow won my age group (50-54).  Kind of cool to get awards stating that I'm a national champion.  I was 18th overall with a time of 25:43.  There were 10 finishers in my age group and probably about 10 others who didn't finish.

However, I don't let this go to my head because I know that race isn't nearly as competitive as Wasatch 100 coming up in two weeks.

 

Comments
From Smooth on Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 09:54:21 from 71.32.233.155

VERY Cool and GOOD LOOKING AWARDS! Thanks for sharing the pics. That is so so so so COOL! NATIONAL CHAMPION!!!! I'll bet it boost your spirit up while you're gearing for the Wasatch 100. CONGRATULATIONS! What an OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT!!!! You're the epiphany of a GREAT on and off trail runner!

From Nevels on Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 11:54:09 from 131.204.15.93

What are you shooting for at Wasatch?

From crockett on Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 21:32:34 from 216.49.181.254

Hoping for under 28 hours at Wasatch. Will be happy with under 30.

From Jon on Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 22:28:40 from 75.169.151.186

It's a well deserved award. Congrats.

From Maurine/Tarzan on Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 17:54:47 from 97.117.63.224

Nice bling, oh champion!

Have you ever met Clark Hirschi on any of the races up here in Utah? He did Wasatch 2-3 years ago and finished in 7th place (only his second ultra).

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