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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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Progress.  The last two mornings when I took my first steps I was pain-free.  Minimal pain walking around the house.  Today I finally got that bone stimulator device which I will use for 30 minutes a day.

I've been very lazy.  I haven't even worked our at all for 10 days.   I'm starting to think it is time to get back to work doing some cross-training.

On Saturday I went to Squaw Peak 50 to help my son Kevin finish his first.  He did well, 14:47.  On the Hobble Creek road I handed out 100 Popsicles.   They were a hit and it was good to see so many friends once again. At the finish, lots of questions about the leg.  I made fun of friends making a man with a broken leg go fetch them food and drink.

It was kind of hard missing SP50 for the first time in many years, but I'm thinking if I do come back that maybe next year I make up for it by doing a SP50 double.

If all goes well, I'm now predicting that I can start doing some running on July 1. 

If any one wants my Utah Valley Half bib for Saturday, let me know.  You just have to be slow enough to NOT place in my age group.  > 1:35 or so.

Comments
From JimmySG on Mon, Jun 04, 2012 at 10:10:03 from 168.178.86.212

Progress is good. Hope to see some mileage out of you in the next little bit. Good luck.

From jun on Mon, Jun 04, 2012 at 12:05:31 from 205.158.160.209

Wish I could take your bib, but I have to work. Glad things are looking up. I'm calling the forest service today. I'll get some dates and let you know.

From Dorsimus on Mon, Jun 04, 2012 at 13:04:05 from 209.23.248.163

Glad to hear you're still heading in the right direction!

Congrats to Kevin as well!

From cachedout on Mon, Jun 04, 2012 at 15:59:41 from 173.14.235.9

Hearing about your progress pleases me quite a bit. Seeing you out there with tasty popsicles totally made my day on Saturday!

Tell Kevin congrats for me.

From crockett on Mon, Jun 04, 2012 at 16:04:10 from 216.49.181.254

Thanks Mike. Did you finish OK? I thought you would catch Kevin (who started early) but didn't see you at the finish. Yep, I think about 80% of the runners took those popsicles. The ones who didn't probably thought I was some weirdo at the side of the road. Some gave me strange looks.

I used the bone stimulator today. You can't feel a thing, makes me think it is just expensive smoke and mirrors. We'll see.

From cachedout on Mon, Jun 04, 2012 at 16:16:14 from 173.14.235.9

Things were going well and then I crashed hard leaving 33 with an upset stomach and had to spend an hour up at Windy Pass trying to get it restarted. Eventually figured it out and had a quick descent to the finish. A great learning experience for me, as it's now clear that I had badly mismanaged my hydration levels in the heat.

Hopefully the bone stimulator works well. If you're running in July that would be outstanding!

From crockett on Mon, Jun 04, 2012 at 16:23:17 from 216.49.181.254

Yep, I heard many tales of runners underestimating Little Valley to Windy Pass. That is the key to the race. I think I've run that section about 10 times now. It can kick your butt. I have to laugh, all I told Kevin about that section was to make sure he took two water bottles plus his cammelback. I failed to mention anything about the climb. He couldn't believe it when a runner point up to it explaining they needed to climb it. Ha, ha. I'm such a devious dad.

From cachedout on Mon, Jun 04, 2012 at 16:35:06 from 173.14.235.9

Haha! I'm imagining what Kevin's face must have looked like when he saw that monster for the first time. It must have been a great moment.

I'll bet he does his own course recon from now on!

From jsh on Mon, Jun 04, 2012 at 16:52:47 from 174.52.47.236

Glad to hear things are looking up! I missed Squaw Peak too and had the most depressing day... Can't imagine how you felt with as many times as you've done that race. Best of luck in recovery.

From Michey Runs on Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 09:03:21 from 63.248.46.177

I gave away a liter of water from my hydration pack during that section. Being from FL the heat was minimal for me so I was only drinking my winter ration and had plenty to spare. I did under estimate that crazy climb. I really didn't think anything could be that steep and last for that long. The altitude didn't help either. It made the final descent even more fun. I know the run down was all good times for me.

From Scott Wesemann on Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 09:17:18 from 66.232.64.4

Good to see progress. Running by July would be awesome.

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