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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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No running, just sleeping.  Only a few miles so far this week, but I'm still confident that I will end up on top of the mileage board this week...ha, ha.

The stress today is the Houston weather, and storms across the country.  Many runners won't being coming.  Their flights have been cancelled.  Continental and Southwest cancelled nearly every flight into Houston this evening and tomorrow morning.  Looks like I'll be OK, my flight is in the afternoon.  It looks like we have a very good chance having at least an inch of snow on the course at the start.  I'm very phyched about that.  So many runners will slow down.  I plan to cruise fast.  The starting temperature will be close to 20 degrees!  Wind chill close to 10. It will warm up to 51 in the afternoon and then probably be near freezing when I finish.  Very good.   Far away from the hot temps a few years ago there when the heat melted me.

Comments
From RAD on Thu, Feb 03, 2011 at 20:01:08 from 67.172.229.125

Good luck on the race! Those temps sound great for those of us who have been in the great chill for the past few weeks.

From JD on Thu, Feb 03, 2011 at 20:03:12 from 24.10.171.14

It's almost like you have a home court advantage...without the altitude. Have a great race!

From Dragonvulture on Thu, Feb 03, 2011 at 20:20:01 from 72.62.128.237

Have fun with your race. We all look forward to your race reports.

From Jon on Thu, Feb 03, 2011 at 20:54:20 from 98.71.180.104

I heard the news about the Houston airport and my first thought was hoping you weren't on a morning flight. Being from snowy/cold Utah should serve you well. Good luck!

From flatlander on Thu, Feb 03, 2011 at 22:30:48 from 76.31.26.153

Hope you make it here OK. Let me know if you need anything.

From crockett on Thu, Feb 03, 2011 at 22:33:02 from 71.32.239.119

Thanks all. Looks like the flight will work out, weather forecasts calming down. The drive from Houston to Huntsville may be interesting this year.

From Jim Kern on Fri, Feb 04, 2011 at 01:20:54 from 98.202.241.209

Sounds like the 'perfect storm' for your kind of conditions. Good luck.

From Smooth on Fri, Feb 04, 2011 at 01:48:57 from 67.2.78.121

GOOD LUCK, Davy! We're rooting for you and can't wait to read your report! :)

From Scott Wesemann on Fri, Feb 04, 2011 at 11:47:56 from 66.239.250.209

Good luck! I can't wait to read the report.

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