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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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29.00

Ran into work again this morning, 15 miles.   Did it about 15 minutes faster than Tuesday, and felt much easier.   Geese and ducks still on that pond.  They don't like my green light.  I ran half of the run by moonlight.

Mystery solved!!!!   Why did I have such a problem with my right foot during Bear 100, the terrible heel blister?   I bought new La Sportiva Wildcats and compared the new shoes to my old shoes.  I was flabergasted to see how bad the old shoes were....I would call it a complete failure in the shoe, the right shoe in particular.  The heel is compressed more than a half an inch, sloping to the inside and the sole itself on the bottom have huge cracks in them.   The result is that it cause my heel to keep slipping toward the outside of the shoe.  I did very little training in the shoe, saved them for the three 100s I ran during the summer.  I believe the shoe failed about half-way into Wasatch 100.   So that is disappointing.  The shoe feels great and performs great, but the durability is probably only about 200 miles on rough terrain.   Rumor has it that even Karl Melzer, who is sponsored by La Sportiva, throws away his shoes after just one race.   My Montrail Wildwoods that have just as much miles on them don't have any of these problems.   The heel cushion system La Sportiva uses must just be poor.

My ankle pain from yesterday is gone.   I won't worry about it.   My remaining thing to whine about is some PF in my right heel.  I've had that flare up all summer.   So, I have something in common with Eli Manning, the QB of the NY Giants.  Gee he missed practice because of it yesterday, but I sucked it up and ran 15 this morning.  Who is tougher?   I just try to ignore it and eventually it calms down.

pm. ran home from work.  Felt strong. Ready to start a one week taper before Pony Express 100.

Mizuno Wave Elixer Miles: 29.00
Comments
From Jon on Thu, Oct 08, 2009 at 10:37:05 from 138.64.2.76

Good to hear you found a cause for those blisters. You'll definitely have to wear only new Wildcats for races, or investigate other shoes. 200 good miles out of a pair of $100 shoes seems unacceptable to me- I stopped buying Mizuno and Brooks because they were wearing out before 400 miles.

Any way you can pass that info back to La Sportiva?

From crockett on Thu, Oct 08, 2009 at 11:00:43 from 216.49.181.254

I sent them an email and also posted reviews on several shoe review blogs. Hopefully someone will notice. I'll try to get Karl's ear on it too, but I suspect he already knows.

From Smooth on Thu, Oct 08, 2009 at 11:40:33 from 174.23.252.244

Bummer on the La Sportiva!

Yep! You're tougher than Eli. Not fair that he gets paid big bucks sitting out on practice whereas you buck up and RAN to work...where's the justice? :)

From jun on Thu, Oct 08, 2009 at 11:41:18 from 66.239.250.209

That is a shame about your shoes. And as for whether you are tougher than Eli Manning or not, there is no question. He is one of the minions of professional athletes who are big, overpaid babies that couldn't hack trail race if their lives depended on it. You are way tougher.

From crockett on Fri, Oct 09, 2009 at 10:25:26 from 216.49.181.254

La Sportiva replied: "Because they are breathable and lightweight, they do not generally get as many miles as a heavier and more protective model such as the Imogene."

Uhhh.....I wouldn't call the Wildcats lightweight.

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