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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.or g/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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Thinking about friends in big races coming up. Hardrock 100 tomorrow and Badwater on Monday. Those are always fun races to follow online.

I'm starting to focus on Tahoe Rim 100 in nine days. It will be my 5th time running it. Looks like most of the snow is gone. Hopefully there will still be some patches. Long-range forcast looks good, a little cooler than normal, high of 70 at the lowest point of the course.

I really hope for a sub-24 finish. I know it is possible but I'm not sure about my recent training. Also, I'm timid on the trails because of the injured hand. If I bump it, it can hurt bad. I've got to figure out how to get over the fear. At TRT100 you really have to blast down some trails.

Looks like it will be more competitive in my age group this year. Usually I can contend for the top spot but there are three guys who should beat me. If I do go sub-24, that should win the age group and get top 10 overall. I'm shooting for 10:30 for the first 50-mile loop and then 13:30 for the last 50. That should be possible. Last year I did the first 50 in 10:52 but was delayed by gut issues and they had record high temperatures.

Last year I ran the first 15 miles in 3rd place before people started to catch up. Turns out the two guys in front of me later DNFed. I'll probably start out fast again, it worked out well. I'll work on the sections later that I slowed down on. Chafing was a major problem last year. I'll avoid it this year.

Comments

From cachedout on Thu, Jul 07, 2011 at 16:05:26 from 199.104.120.59

I'm pumped up for TRT100 too. I've revised my pacing chart down to sub-30 hours and it seems possible, especially if the weather forecast holds.

I'm going out much slower this time to try and avoid stomach problems that often plague me in the early morning hours. The price to pay for that will be Diamond Peak in the heat, though. I'm also going to avoid gels during the heat of the day to give my stomach a fighting chance. :]

Some lingering tenderness in my left hamstring to deal with too but that should be gone by next weekend.

If we're both on pace, it sounds like I might see you between Tunnel Creek and Bull Wheel on your return trip where you'll be nine miles or so ahead of me.

I hope you end up going sub-24; that would be an amazing accomplishment on that very tough course.

From crockett on Thu, Jul 07, 2011 at 16:14:23 from 216.49.181.254

Don't go out too slow. This will be much different than your 50 exerience last year. Much cooler, especially with the hour earlier start. (On normal years I shiver at the start...now I bring a jacket for the start). You shouldn't feel any heat until down in the Red House loop. The quicker you get there, the cooler it is.

From cachedout on Thu, Jul 07, 2011 at 16:20:20 from 199.104.120.59

Hmm, I have the following right now:

Spooner->Hobart: 1:30

Hobart ->Tunnel: 1:05

Tunnel ->Tunnel: 1:35

Maybe I should knock ten minutes off of each of those?

From crockett on Thu, Jul 07, 2011 at 16:29:59 from 216.49.181.254

Those look pretty good. Could probably cut out 5 minutes to Hobart. I made it there last year in 1:11, running almost all the way. So it depends how much walking you do on the uphills. To Tunnel I did 0:47 but pushed it pretty hard. The Loop took me 1:14.

So the big question is if you will see me on the out-and-back in the Red House Loop. If you do, you are about an hour behind. Shouldn't. Looks like by this shedule you would be about 45 minutes behind.

From crockett on Thu, Jul 07, 2011 at 16:32:56 from 216.49.181.254

My stategy for this race has always been, run hard when it is cool, back off when it is warm.

From cachedout on Thu, Jul 07, 2011 at 16:37:23 from 199.104.120.59

Cool. I'll keep fiddling with this then.

Adjusting pace according to the air temperature makes a lot of sense. I'll account for that as well.

Thanks as always, Davy. :]

From crockett on Thu, Jul 07, 2011 at 16:40:18 from 216.49.181.254

Here's my aggressive goal. It probably will hold together for the first 50. I usually take way to much time going back up to Hobart.

Start 0:00

Hobart 1:10

Tunnel Creek 2:00

Tunnel Creek 3:15

Bull Wheel 3:55

Diamond Peak 5:35

Bull Wheel 6:20

Tunnel Creek 7:00

Hobart 8:15

Snow Valley 9:05

Spooner 10:25

Hobart 12:20

Tunnel Creek 13:30

Tunnel Creek 15:15

Bull Wheel 16:10

Diamond Peak 18:10

Bull Wheel 19:05

Tunnel Creek 19:55

Hobart 21:25

Snow Valley 22:30

Finish 24:00:00

From Jake K on Thu, Jul 07, 2011 at 16:57:46 from 155.100.226.53

I don't think you guys will be dealing w/ much snow. I was in Tahoe during the last week in June. Plenty of snow still on the west side mountains, but the east side of the lake (Spooner area up to Incline) was already mostly dry. Good luck!

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