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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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Race: SLCTC Winter Series 5k (3.1 Miles) 00:20:07, Place in age division: 2
Total Distance
8.00

I sure hate 5Ks.  In fact I dispise them.  Did I mention I hate 5Ks? They make me feel old and slow.  But they build character, so I still do one or two a year just to keep myself humble.   I did a 4-day training program to get ready for this race, but it looks like I should have stepped it up and done a 5-day training program.

Worst case this morning, ice-smog.   My lungs are always a limiting factor for this race and distance.  I warmed up inside in the clean air, on the treadmill and then went out to Saltair.  Ran another mile and felt fine.

This course is flat as can be.  So flat that it makes it very challenging for me.   I started off fine, keeping the breathing under control and clocked a 6:10 for the first mile.   I had forgotten my Garmin, shoot, that would have helped push me.   Mile 2 was the problem.  I lost focus and even was thinking about Rocky Raccoon 100 next Saturday.   Mile 2 was 6:40, 20 seconds slower than it should have been.   I noticed an old guy that passed me around the half way point, running strong.   I tried to keep him close and planned to reel him in, but it never happened.

Mile 3 was 6:37 and a big struggle, but I kept on pushing, still with a hope to break 20, but I knew it would be close.  I finished in 20:07.  Some dude took a page out of my own book and sneaked up on me, sprinting past me with about 5 yards to go.  I believe he was my age group winner.  Hats off to him, dang.

Well, it was a course PR for me and just 16 seconds off my 5K PR.  I did get second place in my age group, losing it by one second. So not really bad.  It was also the Utah Stake 5K championship for RRCA, and I think I got 4th for Grand Masters, but it left me angry at myself and determined.  A perfect attitude going into Rocky Raccoon this week.   My focus there is to get top-3 for ages 50+ which they give awards for.

Right after I finished, I had terrible pain in the jaw from my extracted wisdom tooth 12 days ago.  It was so bad it made me dizzy.  After resting in the car for five minutes, the pain calmed down.  Wow.  Sure hope this heals up more this week.

Did I mention I hate 5Ks?

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Comments
From Laputka on Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 16:36:09 from 98.202.142.68

I enjoyed your race report. I hate 5K's too. I also wanted a sub twenty today but fell short. I ran 20:04. You may have seen me, I'm the dork in all red. I wonder if the chewy air cost us some time? I honestly thought I had about a 19:45 in the bag, maybe even better. I'd hate to think I'm really not as fast and strong as I think I am, it's easier to blame the air.

You are about 40 seconds faster than last years time, that's impressive!

From crockett on Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 16:46:38 from 71.32.239.119

Yep, when you passed me going out, I drafted behind you for awhile. Was closing in on you near the end. I should have pushed harder. Well done. I had the blue Boston shirt on. When I wear it, people mistakingly think I'm a hot-shot road runner.

From Kelli on Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 17:40:30 from 71.219.84.215

You are a hot shot runner---road and trail! Sorry that it was miserable for you, but I think you might just hate 5k's! (I concur!)

Nice job, very impressive course PR in just one years time.

Take care of that tooth. You know have the mental attitude in gear so make sure there is NO PAIN! Best of luck this next week getting ready for the race. YOU WILL DO VERY WELL.

From Maurine/Miles on Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 17:31:38 from 97.117.70.62

Nice job on the race. Can't wait to read all about Rocky next weekend. No gators or snakes allowed.

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