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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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10.00

Dang!   It looks like six inches of snow out there.  What a surprise.   I need to go borrow Twinkies new snow shoes.

Feels like I'm pulling out of my cold this afternoon.   Did 10 treadmill miles at 6:58 pace with 1% incline.  It felt easy.   Recent training seems to be making a difference.

 

Mizuno Wave Elixer - Red Miles: 10.00
Comments
From Twinkies on Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 11:15:46 from 72.37.244.84

Snowshoes are great. Although if the snow is only six inches deep, you don't really need them. They do come in handy when the snow is about two feet deep. I think this snow will melt pretty quickly, it doesn't stay around much in march.

From Kelli on Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 15:05:02 from 71.219.89.82

It felt easy? Oh my heavens, you are really superhuman. I can not believe I met a super hero! You totally need to do the Badlands 135 miler, you are just as amazing as those people!

have a good weekend.

From crockett on Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 15:09:43 from 216.49.181.254

Kelli: No, I see you went out and ran in the snow today. Makes me feel like a slacker. I'll never run Badwater. I hate running in the heat for a long time. Even 80 degrees eventually shuts me down. I admire those who do run in it, but I also admire those who climb Everest. Something I never desire to do.

From jun on Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 17:38:21 from 66.239.250.209

Wow, those are fast miles. I agree with you about BW and Everest. While I do aspire to doing some tall mountains in the next several years, I would never consider Everest as one of them. Too much of a tourist thing. Not interested.

On the other hand, I was talking with my wife last night about taking a week and running a chunk of the AT back east over a week or so. Ever thought of doing that and would you be interested a year or two from now?

From Kelli on Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 17:52:16 from 71.219.89.82

Badwater is more than a little nuts, but if you WANTED to run in that heat, you would kick some serious trash! Most of the longer distance runners do not have the speed at the same time, or maybe they just do not talk about it. BUT you seem to have both. You need to do a 5k just for fun, you would win!

From RAD on Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 18:37:05 from 67.172.229.125

My question is the same as Kelli's - It felt easy? With a cold? I've never attempted 10 on a TM - not sure I want to :)

Badwater is a crazy race, so is Everest; however, I'd love to do Kilimanjaro!

From crockett on Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 19:02:44 from 71.36.80.124

Jun: I've read many long journals of those who have through-hiked the AT. An amazing experience but with a huge cost. The humitity and bugs makes it less attractive to me. Nearer to home is the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) or the Continental Divide Trail. I've been on pieces of both. I just dream about long adventures on trails like that. Life and family needs make that impossible so I just read the facinating journals of others.

Kelli: I hate 5Ks. They make me feel like I am going to die. 10K are better. I usually go run the Rex Lee and Freedom Festival 10Ks in Provo and place in my old-foggie age group. I hope to break 43 this year. Came 8 seconds short last year.

From Jon on Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 21:57:19 from 75.169.151.89

Snowshoes for 6 inches? I may have to remember that one to motivate you in the future.

From Bryce on Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 22:54:35 from 174.52.190.220

Easy speedy Davey! That's crank'em out! good job! You might run a sub 3 marathon if you're not careful.

From Kelli on Sat, Mar 06, 2010 at 14:36:44 from 71.219.89.82

I hate 5k's as well, but I am sure you would place in one! We did the Freedom Festival 5k last year, SOOO many people!

Have a great weekend, I wonder how many miles you ran today???

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