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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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OK, I'm in the 6th day of my one-week Boston Marathon training program.  I searched high and low on the Internet for a one-week training program.  Why is it so hard to find one?  I finally found one that I think will work.

Day 1.  Run 40 miles with wet feet the entire way.  Do more than half of it in the dark.  Pretend like the boulders you pass are slower runners on the road.  Finish in 13 hours.  - CHECK

Day 2. Eat like a pig. No miles - CHECK

Day 3. Sleep in. Run in your dreams. No miles - CHECK

Day 4: Sleep in some more. Laugh at people running on pavement. No miles - CHECK

Day 5: Sleep in and watch people run on TV. - CHECK

Day 6: Introduce your feet to at 6-minute pace again. Do two-a-days on the treadmill.  This is crash course now, cramming for the exam.  - CHECK

So, I'm right on schedule.  I think this one-week Boston training program is very cool and will work fine.  I highly endorse it.

Mizuno Wave Elixer 5 - Green Miles: 7.00
Comments
From RAD on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 10:56:18 from 67.172.229.125

I am SO going to do that program when I finally qualify for Boston! Thanks for sharing!

**Best of Luck**

From jun on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 10:57:41 from 66.239.250.209

Put it in a book, you'll make millions. At least it can be one chapter. Other chapters you could include would be titled: "ultrarunner diets: a guide to double-cheesburgers", "run fast, fall down, get back up", "101 songs to sing poorly to", and finally, "red light, green light".

Seriously though, are you going to wear your gators at Boston? I think you should.

From KP on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:06:41 from 65.208.22.25

awesome training plan! that's about what I do on a typical week (minus the 40).

From crockett on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:08:13 from 216.49.181.254

I should wear my skull gaiters. I'll have my handheld. Maybe if I cut myself and had blood flowing out of knee I'd really look like an ultrarunner doing Boston. Throw some dirt over me, and salt-stain my shirt. Heck, if I do all that, why not run with my green flashlight too.

From KP on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:10:26 from 65.208.22.25

you should start at midnight and do a triple. that would get you well over a 100k in!

From crockett on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:11:29 from 216.49.181.254

There is a group of at least a half dozen ultrarunners doing a double. They are starting at 6 a.m.

From Kelli on Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 17:48:06 from 71.219.75.178

I think that sounds like the BEST training schedule I have seen yet!!!

Good luck, we will watch for you in those crowds.

From Jon on Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 13:32:14 from 75.169.140.47

Good luck this weekend!

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