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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 miles, good workout, boring.  Looks like two newbies, probably New Years Resolution workouters are being very consistent at coming into the rec room at 5 a.m., so I have some early company.   I've been too nice about not turning on the TV to sports stuff.  I'm getting too bored, I guess I will have to turn it on.  They don't have headphones set up for it.  I've resisted outdoor running this week because of the terrible smog, and down my my house at near the lake, morning temps have been about 5 degrees.

The knee seems to be behaving better, giving me hope that it can just be managed.  The pain is minor for ten miles.  My guess is I won't even notice it later into a 100-mile run because so many other things will be much more painful.   Got to love a sport were you prioritize pain.

Mizuno Wave Elixer - Red Miles: 10.00
Comments
From Smooth on Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 22:18:06 from 174.23.217.47

Prioritize pain!!!! LOVE IT! :)

5 degrees and smog!!! YUCK!!!

Good TM miles! Glad you signed up for RR100...plopping down the $ is always good motivation! :)

From jun on Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 11:11:36 from 66.239.250.209

Are you heading out there with Jon or will you go down with the family? It should be a fun trip. I hope your knee stays in check.

From crockett on Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 11:30:26 from 216.49.181.254

Yes, I got the same flights as Jon, so I'll have fun with him and his crew/pacers.

From Nevels on Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 11:39:33 from 131.204.15.93

Two quotes come to mind:

"If something hurts at the start of an ultra, don't worry; by the end, something else will hurt worse."

and

"If you start to feel good in an ultra, don't worry; you'll get over it."

Got to love the long stuff...

Good luck at Rocky

From Jon on Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 11:46:49 from 138.64.8.51

Boy, reading all these thoughts from you guys are sure getting me excited for my first 100. Hope I'm not underestimating what it will take... though I'm sure I am...

From Nevels on Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 11:56:01 from 131.204.15.93

Don't worry too much about it. As long as you can eat/drink enough, stay awake, and are stubborn enough to just keep moving, you'll be fine. At least that's what I tell myself going into one...

From crockett on Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 12:06:43 from 216.49.181.254

Just hope for some cool hallucinations after sunset. Remember, don't talk back to them, they can get nasty and start chasing you. Have one of your pacers go chase them away.

When I see them, I usually pull my hat brim down, and just look at my feet. They scare me.

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