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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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23.00

Long pavement run this morning.  I wanted to run the new Pioneer Crossing highway end to end that is nearing completion.  I'm probably the first to do that, because you need to do it in the dark when the workers aren't around.   I was out the door at 3 a.m.  The road is really nice.   A runner's paradise because they have porto-potties all over the place.  They are putting finishing touches, landscaping, sound barriers, traffic lights, side walks.  It was very peaceful running down the wide road in the nearly full moonlight.

Once in Lehi, I ran up State Street to Thankgiving Point.  I went as far as the golf course clubhouse, ran along the 10th hole, through a neighborhood and then jumped down on the path along the river.   The Montainview Corridor is making some progress.  They are starting a bridge over the river, probably first a small construction bridge.   I ran the path all the way home.  It is now essentially open as it now goes under the new Pioneer Crossing where it crosses over the river.  Very nice.    The run was about 22.5 miles and I did it averaging 9:30 pace.

Map: http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/us/ut/saratoga%20springs/543127773463920566

The focus is now on Tahoe Rim 100 in less than three weeks.   I'll try to get some good training miles in before a taper.  I've run the race three times before.  My best time is 25:43 and I've been in the top 20 all three times.  I believe I'm the only three-time finisher in the race.  The course is changing about 24 of the miles, at least an additional 2,000 feet of new climbing.  I'm not sure what my goal should be yet since I have no idea what the new section is like.

Mizuno Wave Elixer 5 - Green Miles: 23.00
Comments
From Jon on Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 11:38:25 from 192.107.247.6

Port-o-potties all over the place? That does sound ideal.

From Kelli on Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 14:14:26 from 71.219.99.30

Oh my, you just never stop!! You are amazing, really, I can not say that enough.

Best of luck with gearing up for the next one.

From Jon on Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 16:22:09 from 192.107.247.6

Hey, how would you rank your 100's in terms of difficulty? SPecifically, Bear vs Bighorn?

From jun on Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 19:48:57 from 97.126.235.79

First, cool run.

Second, I would really like to see you post something on your website blog about how you rank the 100s you've done; difficulty, fun, quality, etc. I would find that very interesting.

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