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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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Recovery Day 5.  A little discouraging.  Getting up today didn't feel like I was hit by a truck anymore, just a small car.  All those joints, even fingers and toes hurt. I felt like an old man with arthritis.  Well, maybe I am and need to start acting my age.

After 100s, typically you have some swelling that protects the joints from pain for the first couple days.  Well, that has gone away and that just leaves some interesting pain.  My problem knee is the biggest worry. It started hurting bad yesterday and continues today.  I know that I'm always one race away from retirement because of that knee.  I think I just have some bruised cartilege that will take some time to heal.

Then, going out to the car, I took a very bad fall on the ice and bruised a hip.  So now I'm really walking around like an old man, especially around the ice.

I think I need to go shopping for a rocking chair to rock on my porch.  When I see runners go by, I'll swear, spit, shake my cane, and say, "Dang young show-offs. Bet you can't run 187 miles!"

Comments
From jun on Tue, Jan 04, 2011 at 16:24:58 from 66.239.250.209

I think it's time we all pitch in and get you Life Alert.

Seriously though, it will be a tragedy the day you have to hang up your shoes from doing ultras. I don't think it is now or any time soon, however. You just need time to heal. Think back to when you ran your first 100. Like me, Jon, and Bryce, it probably took a couple of weeks before the pain was gone and another month or more before you could run normal again. You 187 is exponentially more impacting than when you probably even ran your first 100. patience. You'll be back in no time . . . You can use Rocky Raccoon as your recovery run.

From crockett on Tue, Jan 04, 2011 at 16:31:41 from 216.49.181.254

Thanks jun, you young punk, for the kind words of encouragement. I just received an email from the 80-year-old man who ran 80 miles at ATY this week. Now there is something amazing for me to shake my cane at!

From jun on Tue, Jan 04, 2011 at 16:55:08 from 66.239.250.209

Yowza, that is amazing. Hey, do the SPOTs have an emergency button you can press when you're in trouble? If so, we can forgo the Life Alert.

From Jon on Tue, Jan 04, 2011 at 21:37:48 from 98.71.138.92

[Trying to think of something witty to say to Davy that he or Jun didn't already say. Comes up blank. Just shakes head at Davy's insanity and amazing feats]

From Kelli on Tue, Jan 04, 2011 at 22:58:23 from 71.219.84.215

Oh, Crockett, you seriously crack me up! NEVER act your age, ever!

So, if I decide to run the Buffalo 50 miler, will I get lost?? The course description is freaking me out. Are there not just signs that I can follow???

Ok, I am going to go to bed now and dream to one day be as cool as you!

Oh, and one more thing. Is there an Ultra blog out there? My sister in law is a newer ultra runner and she says she sees your posts and stuff all of the time. Just wondering where she sees them!

From jun on Tue, Jan 04, 2011 at 23:27:02 from 68.171.231.17

Kelli, I'm doing the 50 also. I've read the directions and they seem very confusing. However, after running a chunk of the course out there I can confirm that you'll have nothing to worry about. It is SUPER straight forward. Plus I'll be yelling directions at you from behind as I try and keep up.

From Kelli on Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 09:28:52 from 71.219.84.215

You are HILARIOUS Craig. HILARIOUS.

From nevels on Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 09:47:28 from 155.74.2.253

kelli, you'll be fine; just follow my trail of blood, should i decide to come...

as far as posts, i bet your sister is seeing them on the ultralist; check out: http://ultrunr.com/list.html

(i'm on it, as are davy and craig, but i would suggest setting up an email account just for this since you'll get a LOT of email through it...)

From Kelli on Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 09:54:17 from 71.219.84.215

I was hoping it was something like this, where I could just lurk!!! I am not an Ultra runner (yet, anyway). Maybe when I have a few under my belt I will join!

Nevels, I think you should do it. You can sleep in our playroom. ;o)

From nevels on Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 10:00:14 from 155.74.2.253

there are plenty of folks on the list that are just starting and have yet to complete an ultra, so you're ahead of the game with that 50k finish. it's a great way to glean a decent amount of knowledge (although you do have to sift through a fair amount of useless email traffic...)

i don't post much, but i do enjoy reading what some of the salty old veterans have to say...

...and still mulling the buffalo run over...

From crockett on Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 10:36:43 from 216.49.181.254

Can't get lost at Buffalo, there just aren't enough trails out there. Jim marks them well too. It is a great first 50. It is also a big field, so you'll always have someone you are following unless you are jon.

(With that said, I guess I did get lost out there on the 100k a couple months ago, but that was because I was leading and the course went out lake in the dark.)

Another option for the ultralist is to subscribe to it, but then set you options to not receive email and then you can just look in on the web archives.

I receive all the email but have a filter that just sends everything to a folder and then I check in once or twice a week.

From nevels on Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 10:43:08 from 155.74.2.253

good point, davy. a friend of mine (rob youngren) does the no-mail, check the archives thing, and i'm tempted to do so as well.

didn't you do a test run for the buffalo 100 last year? how did it go?

From crockett on Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 10:55:05 from 216.49.181.254

Yep, ran the 100 last year at Buffalo. Good fast course, did 22:15 without anyone pushing me. The only problem is the cold overnight. With the early sping date, the wind during the night can really cut through you. I've warned Jim that he will have some frozen popsicle runners out there and he'll have heaters, etc.

From nevels on Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 11:02:29 from 155.74.2.253

cool... i figured it was a fast course, given the relatively small vertical gain, and i remember you had a good time on it last year solo. my 100 pr was a solo 100, but it was also in pretty mild conditions...

From jun on Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 11:07:39 from 66.239.250.209

I was really hoping to do the 100 this year, but with my sore ankle I just don't think I'll be ready for it.

As for the ultra list, I've temporarily suspended my account. I was getting all of the emails and for some reason I just wasn't finding them interesting. Plus, I think I'm on Crockett's personal email distro and that's good enough for me.

From crockett on Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 11:09:41 from 216.49.181.254

There is a one-mile+ section after the last aid station that is slow, lots of bowling-ball sized rocks to hop around, reminds me of the Uintas. But that is the worst of it.

From crockett on Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 11:15:22 from 216.49.181.254

What I like most about the ultralist is the race reports. I'll search for those and try to find time to read them. During my rookie years, there was a bunch of good stuff I gleaned from comments from the veterans. But with any list, you get the usual flame wars at times that you just learn to ignore or jump in and fan the flames for fun. Now, I also have a ton of people I know on the list, so it does give me a way to connect to them.

From Scott Wesemann on Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 11:20:48 from 66.239.250.209

"Can't get lost at...there just aren't enough trails out there."

Hmmm... Where have I heard this before?

From Kelli on Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 12:27:51 from 71.219.84.215

Oh, poor Scott!!! BUT your experience is what has me running scared! That, and, need I add...THE BUFFALO!

As far as reading ultra race reports and getting advice, I have several experts on this blog I can go to---and now we all have a world class famous one to pester!!! I just thought it was weird when I told my SIL about the ATY that was going on and how I was watching Crockett and she said, "I know him!"

Crockett, you are famous everywhere!

And Nevels, I really think you need to come run this race. Someone needs to keep Crockett company and at least scare him a little. ;o)

From crockett on Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 12:43:27 from 216.49.181.254

Kelli, you need to understand that Scott would have even got lost on the track that I was running on last week.

From Kelli on Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 14:15:02 from 71.219.84.215

Darn Scott! Scaring me in such ways.

From Scott Wesemann on Thu, Jan 06, 2011 at 19:03:38 from 66.239.250.209

I love how I now have the rep of someone that gets lost, even though I have been lost all of one time in the last two years. Ha. DARN that Eagle Mountain. I curse you!!

Kelli- No worries at all. You won't get lost.

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