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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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Not good.  Tired of thinking and writing about it.  Don't need pity.  Tomorrow is another day.

Well, I learned a little to late.  I took a close look at the shoes I used for the last 24 miles of ATY.  My old Hoka Mafates with 700+ miles.   The right shoe was badly collapsed in because I have over-pronate problems with that foot.  So, for those 24 miles I had no support and was probably over-pronating like crazy on the leg, putting pressure on the inside of my knee.  The inside is what was operated on 2003, close to bone-on-bone.  It probalby also put pressure on the tibia wrong.  I broke one of my rules about running in worn our shoes.  Live and learn, a little too late.  I inspected my current shoes and they are fine.  My Stinson Hokas with 600+ are also shot the same way, but I noticed that and didn't bring them.  I haven't run in them since September.  My La Sportivas would break down like that in only 250 miles.  At least Hokas last for 500+.

Mizuno Wave Elixer 6 - White Miles: 7.00
Comments
From Dorsimus on Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 23:24:19 from 67.2.26.13

Live and learn is right. Keep it up there tiger.

I liked your post about injuries and how you kind of start to have all sorts of crazy thoughts about never being able to run again, I've felt that for even the simplest of injuries! Ha. I think it's all part of the healing process - keeps us aware of what we do and how much we miss it when we don't have it.

Oh, and go get some new shoes! :)

From cachedout on Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 00:32:11 from 24.10.223.155

I noticed this morning that my Mafates have collapsed in the same fashion. Looks like I'll have to rely on the Bondis for RR.

From flatlander on Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 00:39:26 from 198.207.244.102

Hang in there. My friend and I went out to the RR100 course tonight and practiced running the trails in the dark. Pretty fun once we got used to it. Ran into a couple of actual racers doing the same thing, said they knew who you are, but I didn't catch their names.

From Jon on Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 11:36:41 from 98.71.175.203

Yeah, can't run races in old shoes!

From crockett on Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 13:36:52 from 71.36.81.200

My Bondis are still fine with 500, mostly because about 300 was on a treadmill. I'll probably go buy a new pair of Mafates or Stinsons.

From Jon on Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 14:04:53 from 98.71.175.203

Do you pay more than $100 for them?

From crockett on Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 14:08:28 from 71.36.81.200

Yep, do you know where they are cheap?

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