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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: Bear 100 (100 Miles) 28:21:15, Place overall: 24, Place in age division: 5
Total Distance
100.00

Detailed Bear 100 report with pictures at: http://www.crockettclan.org/blog/?p=162

Finished my 5th straight Bear 100 in 28:21, 24th place out of about 135 starters.  There were about 94 finishes.   I will write up a race report later.   One of my pacers has written up a great report here.

I had a strong race but was slowed significantly by badly bruied right quad due to a fall at about mile 12, and a terrible set of blisters on the bottom of my right heel, probably due to wore-out shoes.   Having jon along to push me opened my eyes that I really can do much better in the second-half of 100-mile races.   Without the problems, if I would have had a perfect race, I believe I could have finished close to 26.5 hours.   But I am very happy with my 28.21 finish.  It was again a very tough Bear.

La Sportiva Wildcat Miles: 75.00Montrail Wildwood - Red Miles: 25.00
Comments
From Twinkies on Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 20:35:49 from 98.202.132.86

Another excellent 100 miler victory. You pulled off an amazing time after falling so early in the race. Rest up and get that quad healed up. Reading your reports from these 100 milers is very inspiring. I am toying with the idea of entering the Bear next year.

From Jon on Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 13:17:29 from 138.64.2.76

Matt- I'm definitely doing the Bear next year. We should try to get a huge FRB crew.

From crockett on Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 18:33:33 from 216.49.181.254

My detailed Bear 100 race report is at: http://www.crockettclan.org/blog/?p=162

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