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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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Treadmill...boring, but about the best training right now that can be done getting ready for ATY.

I get a kick out of watching the guys who come into the exercise room.  A stretch guy came in.   Spent more then ten minutes stretching out his legs, then did five minutes on the eliptical at its easiest level, more stretching, and five minutes jogging slowly on the treadmill.  Finally goes and does a few situps and then more stretching and just sitting around.  No sweating involved.  I don't get it, but at least he's doing something.

I never stretch, not before, not after, and almost always never cramp or pull muscles.  To me stretching is a complete waste of time.  If I have time to work out, I want to use it working out.   I get in the room, crank up the machine and away I go.

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Comments
From Russ on Thu, Nov 03, 2011 at 10:40:59 from 74.114.3.253

I'm with you on the stretching. I used to stretch religiously before and after running, but heard Jeff Galloway say that no studies show that stretching helps, but plenty show that stretching can hurt, so I stopped earlier this year. It hasn't hurt me at all (has probably helped me) and has saved me a ton of time. I warm up more and cool down more and call it good.

From crockett on Thu, Nov 03, 2011 at 10:52:32 from 216.49.181.254

Yep, I'll cool down by doing fast power walking. Uses different muscles and need to do power walking training anyway because you have to do a lot of it in most 100-milers.

From Andrea on Thu, Nov 03, 2011 at 10:53:59 from 72.37.171.52

I think stretching does help in some cases with injuries, but in general it's not super valuable. Active drills (lunges, etc) and warmup are much more effective.

I love watching people at the gym! It makes me laugh.

From crockett on Thu, Nov 03, 2011 at 10:57:51 from 216.49.181.254

Yep, when injured, I do stretch the area. Yep, treadmills are so boring, watching people do funny things is the only real entertainment. My favorite on is a guy who comes in and mostly walks around the weights very slowly and takes frequent drinks from the water fountain. He spends about 10% or less of his time there actually exercizing. In the mean time I'm running like crazy, sweat flying all over the room, grunting and groaning as I crank up the incline to crazy levels.

From crockett on Thu, Nov 03, 2011 at 10:59:57 from 216.49.181.254

I miss the hand-talker. She used to come in and walk on the treadmill next to me talking to her mom. She couldn't talk without sweeping hand gesters and would almost whack me many times.

From Smooth on Thu, Nov 03, 2011 at 16:22:33 from 75.162.83.50

Very funny gym-goers you have there! :) You sure put that boring treadmill to good use...sweat away!

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