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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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Slow progress.  The last couple days were encouraging, but my visit to the doctor was not encouraging.  We took x-rays and now the fracture is old enough that it really shows up on x-ray.  He says that it is completly through the entire bone.   On the x-ray you could see what is referred to as the "dreaded black line" which at this point is a poor prognosis and could be an indication of what is called a nonunion facture, that it isn't healing right.   Next up is electrical stimulation.  I'll get some unit to use at home to do this.   He thinks I'll be healed in six weeks.   If not, and it is non-union.....bad stuff....surgery, bone grafts, a rod put in, running career probably done.

Comments
From Smooth on Tue, May 22, 2012 at 12:21:18 from 174.27.212.157

Oh Davy, I am so sorry to hear about the bad news from the doc. Sending positive thoughts and keeping you in my prayers that it will be healed right and the e-stim helps.

From Bec on Tue, May 22, 2012 at 12:36:42 from 68.206.133.141

:( I hate blog entries like this. PLEASE heal up so you can enjoy running again. I am really, really sorry.

From Kendall on Tue, May 22, 2012 at 12:47:18 from 74.81.231.133

Whoa...that's rough. You are missed and will be in my thoughts and prayers. Davy, you've been through much worse (refer to list on left) and always come up on top. You are relentless and will not be held down. Keep fighting!

From Andrea on Tue, May 22, 2012 at 13:10:51 from 72.37.244.100

So sorry to hear this. What type of stabilization are you in? A boot?

From crockett on Tue, May 22, 2012 at 13:12:39 from 216.49.181.254

Nope, no stabilization, the facture is above any boot, three inches below the knee. Dr said walking on it is fine. I think the issue is blood supply and other cells just not healing fast enough.

From crockett on Tue, May 22, 2012 at 13:18:44 from 216.49.181.254

I'm guessing that the stress fracture location I have is very uncommon. I haven't found anything to match on the Internet. Usually they are much further down the shin. So this area and severity could just take longer than usual. Pain is decreasing week to week so that is encouraging. But the X-ray was very discouraging to see. In the mean time, I'm having fun with the grandchildren, doing ultra family history and temple work (for those who know what that is), and spend time on my porch looking longingly up at Mount Timpanogos. I'll be at Squaw Peak 50 cheering everyone on.

From cachedout on Tue, May 22, 2012 at 15:07:50 from 173.14.235.9

Ugh. I hate to hear this bad news.

Wouldn't be the first time the docs have told you that you won't run again. You'll be back, no doubt about it. See you up at Squaw.

From Scott Wesemann on Wed, May 23, 2012 at 13:36:09 from 66.232.64.4

Hopefully the electrical stimulation works, but I think you will be back either way. Good luck!

From Dorsimus on Fri, May 25, 2012 at 14:36:54 from 209.23.248.163

Keep it up buddy - lots of thoughts and prayers going your way for sure.

From Smooth on Fri, May 25, 2012 at 14:51:00 from 174.27.212.157

Am glad you're enjoying family history and temple work and having fun with grandchildren. Spending time with families and loved ones (alive or dead) is definitely very satisfying in the *long* run! :)

From flatlander on Sun, Jun 03, 2012 at 11:47:00 from 76.31.26.153

That must be very frustrating. I still think you are going to be OK, though.

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