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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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22.00

I got up early 1:30 a.m. to go put in some big miles.   I intended to again run a marathon distance before heading into work, but I slowed down and had enough after 22 miles.  I again ran a 1.07-mile loop up above my home around a bluff known to old Lehi residents as "Rattlesnake Ridge" because of the number of snakes that like to make nests in the cracks and caves. 

 1.07-mile loops.   Alternating direction each time.  The entire loop is dirt and the south-eastern end is pretty rough and rocky because future development has creeped up there.

1 8:54
2 8:41
3 9:41
4 9:19
5 9:37
6 8:56
7 9:47
8 8:32
9 10:16
10 9:44
11 10:02
12 10:08
13 10:07
14 10:52
15 10:59
16 11:57
17 12:20
18 12:01
19 15:38

Total, including the time to get up and back from the loop was about 3:40.   My loop times were pretty good for awhile, but then slowed down and became more painful so I knew I was done.

The morning was very pleasant.   Plenty of critters on the trail.  The mice were pretty active on the east side of the hill and I almost stepped on a couple.  The jack rabbits were active on the other side of the hill.  I startled one and it brushed up against my leg.   Venus rose over the Wasatch mountains and it was cool to watch it get higher with each loop.   I belive my nocturnal run was noticed by a dog in a yard far below because it would start barking when I ran around on the east side.  It probably drove its owner nuts.

Montrail Wildwood - Red Miles: 22.00
Comments
From jun on Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 11:45:07 from 66.239.250.209

I don't know how you do it. The discipline it must take to just run in circles is amazing.

From Smooth on Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 12:55:12 from 70.56.100.152

Run in circles on a trail with creepy critters at the wee hours!!! You DA MAN!!!

From Nevels on Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 13:01:22 from 131.204.15.93

1:30? That's still within the realm of just staying up for a night run, much less the understated "got up early" to get in a long run.

Solid training run.

From crockett on Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 14:19:03 from 216.49.181.128

Running a mile circle in the dark, alternating directions each time doesn't feel like running in circles at all. Isn't boring. Especially this route because it is up above all the houses, the lake, great views of the lights across the lake. Lots to see. The trick is being far enough away from the houses so someone doesn't call the cops about some weird green light.

From ultrajim on Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 18:28:25 from 138.64.2.76

They'd call the cops and claim they saw a ufo. Sorry, I can't get up that early, I like my sleep.

From Maurine/Tarzan on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 09:48:54 from 63.255.172.2

Impressive, Dave. What time do you go to bed? Are you able to live without sleep?

From crockett on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 13:30:17 from 216.49.181.128

Sleep cycle was interesting yesterday:

- 3 hours at night before run.

- 45 minutes catnaps on commute

- 3 hour nap in evening (shot the evening)

Last night got 5.5 hours before my 3:30 a.m. run. Not sleepy today.

From Jon on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 13:47:49 from 138.64.2.76

I thought my 4 am alarm for running was early... this takes it to a whole new level.

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