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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: Run to Walk 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:19:51, Place overall: 18, Place in age division: 1
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11.00

Got up, ran a couple miles on the treadmill to test out the hamstring.  There was no pain so I decided to go do a 5K in Provo to get some speed work in.  It was a nice race with about 250 runners.  Runners Corner was a sponsor so many of the fast runners from the Sojourner's running club were there (I'm a member).  Michael Vick, probably one of the fastest runners in Utah County won for the third week in a row in the races I've been in. 

At check-in, the young guy asked my age (51) and commented, "boy, you don't look that old!"  That made my day. 

I took off just behind a pack of about 5 Sojourner's runner girls in pink.  I hung behind them pretty well for the first mile, clocked in 5:45.  I think that is my fastest unaided mile since age 18.  The girls pulled ahead except for a couple that I kept in my sights for the entire race. Mile 2 was clocked in about 6:39, and mile three in about 6:36.  

This is only the 8th 5K I've ever run and during the last mile I felt pretty good.  Usually it feels like I'm going to die.  I then knew that a PR and sub-20 was a real possibility.  I wasn't red-lining but kept the pedal down.  I almost reeled in a young Sojourner girl.

I finished in a 5K PR of 19:51.   I was 18th overall, finishing not far behind the fast young runners.  It looked like most, of the runners ahead were Sojourner club runners.  I placed first in my age group and won a $20 gift certificate.

Finally I broke 20.  I had a goal to break 20 before going to the grave, so now the grim reeper is after me.  Wait, not so fast, I still want to go sub-20 in a 100-mile race....that is sub-20 hours. 

Looks like all systems are go for Ogden Marathon.  I'll just do tune-up runs this week.  I'll be bold and state my goal.  I really hope to approach 3:15 at Ogden.  If I can do that, I can come very close to placing in my age group.

 

Mizuno Wave Elixer 5 - Green Miles: 11.00
Comments
From KP on Sat, May 08, 2010 at 16:02:49 from 98.81.7.93

Boy, you don't look that old!

Congrats on a great PR!

From Jon on Sat, May 08, 2010 at 18:17:26 from 174.19.189.39

A PR?!? Congrats. That's a great sign for Ogden.

From JulieC on Sat, May 08, 2010 at 18:33:40 from 71.35.251.24

Great race!! way to go!! You are going to run well at Ogden!! What's your goal time there? I am running it too. Good luck!!

From JulieC on Sat, May 08, 2010 at 18:35:17 from 71.35.251.24

BTW my goal was to get under 20 for the 5k last year and missed it by 4 seconds then was kind of glad as if I did I would then set some silly goal of getting under 19 and that would be impossible. So before Grim gets me I better get moving on that goal. You re-inspired me. Thanks : D

From Scott Ensign on Sat, May 08, 2010 at 20:07:56 from 65.100.253.227

way to break 20 Davy, and win 20 bucks in the process. how come there is money at all your races? I am going to start crashing those! great job.

From Maurine/Miles on Sun, May 09, 2010 at 12:43:19 from 97.117.66.119

Great job, Dave. You are a pretty awesome all around runner.

From jun on Mon, May 10, 2010 at 10:07:16 from 66.239.250.209

Hey, congrats on a the AG win and accomplishing your PR goal. I remember last year when you wanted to go sub-20 in a 5k. Glad to see you did it. That is really cool.

From missy on Mon, May 10, 2010 at 12:19:09 from 63.230.6.3

Nice Race Report....I came by because you are getting famous over there on Scott Wesemann's Blog. :) PR is great! Looks very much like my last race, even with the fast start. You beat me by 7 seconds tho! Grats to you!!! I'd say your legs are multi talented. Speed and Distance! :D

I used to run with the Sojourners years ago..let's count it up...about 8 years ago I stumbled into Runner's Corner with owie toes, and Hawk pointed out my running shoes were too small. He then invited me to a Saturday LA Freeway run. I had only run 3 weeks my entire life (and a max length of 6 mile on a treadmill) and did the 10-12 mile loop.

By the time I got home and hit the shower, and put some shampoo in, I reached up my arms to rinse it out, my arms were so stiff I almost couldn't rinse my own hair. I laid in bed for 6 hours just in my towel, I was too sick to get dressed. Good Memories! That was by far my best year of running adventures.

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