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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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On the trail at 4:20 a.m. and climbed almost to the top of Butterfield Peaks before I ran out of time.  Took a longer route and took it easy.   Wow, talk about wildlife this morning!  I ran into what I think was my first mountain lion.   It was ahead of me on the road and screeched at me very loud.  It was definitely a large cat.  Even with headphones on, it got my attention.   It ran a little up the road and then it turned around and screeched very loud at me again.   It repeated this again and finally went off the road.  I went by very carefully.  It had no interest in greeting me.  Not long after that I spooked some deer that really ran off fast.  They probably heard the mountain lion.  About a half mile later as it became lighter, two foxes were on the road, spotted me, kept watching me and then ran away.   Coming down I saw two eagles flying above me and near the bottom a bunch of pheasants.  What a morning!   The sunrise was spectacular too.

Montrail Wildwood Miles: 15.00
Comments
From Chad on Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 13:56:48 from 168.177.153.171

Wow! Where are Butterfield Peaks?

From crockett on Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 14:17:44 from 216.49.181.254

Butterfield Peaks are the two peaks side by side with towers on them west of Herriman, south of Butterfield Canyon. Oquirrh Mountains. Access is from Yellowfork Canyon.

From Tom on Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 14:37:18 from 137.65.56.16

Wow! What a way to start the day!

From Scott Wesemann on Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 15:46:52 from 66.239.250.209

Don't let Kelli read this or she will never go trail running again. :) That is really cool. when I had my cougar encounter it yelled at us too, but ran almost right at us and then ran away as it yelled again. It was at night and scared the crap out of me.

From crockett on Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 15:48:27 from 216.49.181.254

Yes, and don't tell Kelli that it was right above her house, licking its chops. She'll run treadmills indoors the rest of her life.

From Smooth on Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 17:39:16 from 174.23.218.43

WAY to run where the wild things are...right up your alley! VERY COOL to see all that wildlife all in one morning!

I'd be cougar breakfast for sure! Scarry!

From Kelli on Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 20:45:22 from 71.219.99.30

You guys are FuNnY!!! But, see, this is why I do not run in that direction alone EVER, not even on the roads!!!! They are spotted there ALL OF THE TIME! It is just plain nuts that you guys are so willing to run with them---PLAIN NUTS!!!! I need to get me some mountain lion mace.

Quite the eventful run. You did forget to mention that you were also running under a beautiful full moon, that is probably why all of the crazy wild life came out.

Now, to rethink this weeks running: must reconfigure plans for treadmill runs as to avoid the mountain line that was obviously afraid of Crockett but would probably eat me for lunch.

From crockett on Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 21:38:27 from 71.32.234.114

I did forget to mention the spectacular full moon. It was amazing. One time it was shining through the trees as I was climbing up toward it...looked like fire.

From Jason McK on Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 23:18:30 from 97.117.40.115

Wow - that sounds eventful.

From RAD on Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 23:19:54 from 67.172.229.125

Wow! I live right at the bottom of Rose Canyon Road (that goes up to yellow fork) and we've had Mtn Lions attack people's horses before and one lady met one running as well. After all those stories I hate to even go ROAD running around here alone in the morning!! That is why in the winter when it is still dark and I'm alone I take my dog :)

From Kelli on Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 09:40:08 from 71.219.99.30

As I left this morning for my run I smelled SKUNK, so I am really glad you did not run in to one of those yesterday!!!

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