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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.or g/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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Hit the pool at 4:05 a.m. Did 50 minutes of pool running and then did a one-mile swim. The pool was blazing hot this morning, at least 96 degrees. For whatever reason they have trouble regulating the pool temperature and at times it climbs high. It is extremely difficult to swim hard and long in a pool that hot, but I got the mile done. Talk about heat training! It felt like I was training for the Badwater race in Death Valley. I did the mile in 48 minutes, but about six of those minutes were spent on the pool deck cooling my body temperature down in the 36 degrees morning air. I finished up the workout by doing about ten minutes of tought deep kicking on my back, really working the hamstrings. I returned home really feeling like I had a hard workout. My body temperature was messed up for awhile.

I went to the podiatrist. My self-diagnosis was correct. I have a peroneal tendon strain on the outside of my foot. He took an X-ray and there is no stress-fracture. The doctor gets a kick out of listening to my running history. A young college intern was with him today and the kid couldn't belive what I was saying, talking about 100-mile races. The doctor as a former runner gets it and knows I understand foot-care, injury recovery, etc. He says I really need six weeks of recovery. He gave me a boot to help the tendon rest and an ankle brace to use once I start running again. I mentioned the marathon in 16 days and didn't realize that I said, "its only a road marathon." They both laughed, pointed out what I said. He said that was up to me, but I would likely be hurting after it, setting back the healing. But he quickly said, "I know you understand how to care and treat things like this." So, my plan is to still run in the Ogden Marathon, but I won't enter Sapper Joe 50K which is the following week. Instead I will volunteer for it if they need it. That will give me three weeks of more recovery until Squaw Peak 50.

Comments

From jun on Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 09:32:06 from 66.239.250.209

Amazing cross-training. Low impact and high yield. Nice work.

From jun on Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 14:39:13 from 66.239.250.209

Shame about Sapper Joe. It should be a good time. But good luck in Ogden.

From Nevels on Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 14:42:05 from 131.204.15.93

Granted, I'm a little biased toward trails, but I bet it would hinder healing less to run the 50k (assuming it's a trail 50k), than pounding the pavement for 26 miles. In any case, best of luck with it, and best of luck at Squaw Peak.

From crockett on Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 14:47:38 from 71.36.70.73

Actually the opposite is likely true. The tendon receives less stress on flat roads. Trails require the foot to tilt side to side which involves this tendon much more. I expect in a few days I'll be able to run smooth surfaces without any pain. That's why I'm guessing a road marathon won't be a big deal. If it is, I can always pull out, no big deal.

From Nevels on Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 14:51:44 from 131.204.15.93

Interesting. I guess if it's on the side of your foot, that makes sense, because the only injuries I've ever had that were more conducive to running on the road than the trails were the nastily turned ankles. Like I said, good luck. When's your next long (i.e. >100k) run? (assuming good recovery/healing)

From crockett on Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 14:55:47 from 71.36.70.73

Yes, I orginally twisted the foot/ankle inward from jumping off a rock while descending a trail in the dark. Since then I ran a 100-mile race and 50-mile race without problem. But after my 50-mile race it really flared up. I blame worn-out shoes. My next 100 is Bighorn 100 in June.

From Nevels on Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 14:57:18 from 131.204.15.93

What type of shoes are you running in (trail)?

From crockett on Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 15:01:39 from 71.36.70.73

For the long races 50-100 miles, Vasque Velocity. They work great but I need to retire them at about 400-500 miles.

From maurine on Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 15:05:37 from 63.255.172.2

I can totally relate to the 'it's only a road marathon' - because there is such a big difference.

I ran for a few months one year using one of the ankle braces and found that it helped a lot to allow me to continue running and still have the tendon heal.

Glad to know it isn't a stress fracture - but make sure you keep up on the icing and bracing. I'd hate to see you have to have ankle surgery like I did one year because of constant aggravation to the tendon causing other issues.

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