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December 21, 2024

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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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26.00

Ran 26, a marathon on the treadmill (21) and outside (5).  Ran it about 3:50 pace.  I got some new road shoes.  I'm amazed how much easier it is to run in new shoes that give proper support.  It felt very easy this morning.  Speaking of shoes.  For the first several years of running, I only had one pair of shoes.  When they wore out, I bought another and then wore those out.   I chuckled today looking at my pile of eight pair of shoes that I'm still running in, rotating for various surfaces, etc.  Pretty funny.  I guess I've finally turned into a real runner.

Well, I went over 100 miles again this week, my 4th straight week.  Never before had I run even two straight 100-mile weeks.  It is now feeling easy.  I'm just grateful that I can train high miles without any limiting injury.  I may be reaching a new plateau in my training.  I hope so.  After the run this morning I just didn't feel tired at all.

It was beautiful out by the lake this morning.  Stunning.  Crisp, cold, and bright.  I ran on trails out by the lake and the high reeds sheltered me from the breeze.  Flocks of geese kept flying overhead and I would stop to watch their beautiful formations and listen to their honks.  What a great morning to be out running.

Oh, also this morning passed my PR for miles in a calendar year.   Now I can take the rest of the year off.

Mizuno Wave Elixer 6 - White Miles: 26.00
Comments
From flatlander on Sat, Dec 03, 2011 at 13:40:25 from 76.31.26.153

Sounds like a great run. Your next two 100s should be very interesting.

From jun on Sat, Dec 03, 2011 at 14:26:43 from 174.23.163.223

"Take the rest of the year off". Hahaha. I'm really excited to see what you will do at ATY.

From Dorsimus on Sun, Dec 04, 2011 at 02:58:50 from 67.2.26.13

The 5 miler sounded like a fantastic run! Don't think I can say the same for the other 21...:) You're amazing, Jun and I were just talking today on our run how excited we are for you at ATY- you are certainly getting the training in!

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