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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: Lake Mountain 50K (31 Miles) 05:29:00, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
31.00

Well, not really a race, but a great fun run with jun.  We ran all the way around Lake Mountain, the mountain west of Utah Lake.   See course description.  This was the sixth time I have accomplished this loop.  

We went exactly 50K by eliminating the out and back seen on the map and tightening the loop.  Jun will provide all the details. I'll let him tell the story.  I was pleased to help him go over to the "dark side" of running for the first time, the ultra-distance.  What is impressive is that he has never run a marathon. 

We started in the dark about 4:20 a.m. and took it easy for the first few miles.  We enjoyed watching Venus rise and then the sun.  The views of Utah Lake are always incredible along the east side of the loop.  Jun pushed me pretty good on the east side.   After about ten miles I finally was warmed up and could push the pace hard when I wanted to.   We made a 5-minute bathroom break at Enoch Pass and and 10-minute stop at about the half-way point were we refilled and ate goodies I dropped there the night before.

Around mile 26, in Cedar Valley, my injured foot really flared up bad.  I fell behind jun by about a quarter mile and was limping badly, very discouraged.   I finally figured out that if I ran hard, more pressure would be put on my toes and less pressure on the tendon insertion point on the bottom of my foot.  So I ran that last four miles pretty hard and set the course record of 5:29.   Jun finished in 5:39.   Add 15 minutes for our stops if you want.   It was about 75 degrees when we finished and felt very hot.   I lost about 4 pounds due to dehydration.  We both ran out of water toward the end.

It was a great run.  Jun will provide the details with pictures and video I am sure.  He is now the 6th runner to finish this crazy course.

Mizuno Wave Elixer Miles: 31.00
Comments
From Maurine/Tarzan on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 14:11:48 from 63.255.172.2

Good job taking someone over to the dark side. Power to the ultramarathoners!

Is the ankle still improving overall?

From The Howling Commando on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 14:12:45 from 72.224.24.41

Nice run! Way to adapt and be smarter than the injury :D. If your body hurts, push harder through the pain. Hoo ha! Youre of the howling commando spirit! That looks like loads of fun! I can't wait to be an ultra runner!

From crockett on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 14:34:35 from 71.36.86.229

Ankle/Foot(peroneal tendon) is about the same for the past 3-4 weeks. I expect it will probably stay the same all summer/fall until I really stop to let it heal. But it is manageable right now. Slows me down somewhat during the first half of races but doesn't make me DNS or DNF.

From Maurine/Tarzan on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 15:41:07 from 63.255.172.2

I may have to go out and run this one day this fall or next summer. You did a pretty good job outlining the course on your website.

From jun on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 15:41:46 from 97.126.237.48

Thanks again Davy. That was awesome. I'll have pictures up later. I'm tired right now and want to hang with my wife.

From crockett on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 15:44:13 from 71.36.86.229

We started in the northwest corner of the loop....easy access by car on the Lake Mountain Road dirtroad where the powerlines cross over.

From Smooth on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 15:52:30 from 71.36.78.56

NICE 50K run!!! WAY to push thru the pain at the end! You AMAZED me every single time!!! You're my hero!!!

From Kelli on Fri, Jul 03, 2009 at 23:50:16 from 71.219.89.21

You guys are just amazing. Reading all of this takes me back to previous comments and I just can not fathom how anyone does not consider this true hard core running. You do what most of us never could! AWESOME!

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