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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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I've recovered fast this time.  Ready to start running again.  Need to get in some good runs to loosen up again.   Javalina Jundred is in only ten days.  I want to finish the 100-mile race season with a strong performance.   Then, after that, it will be off-season fun.   Planning a Grand Canyon R2R2R on Nov 21 with my brother, brother-in-law, and probably others.

Comments
From Kory on Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 14:38:47 from 134.50.89.55

Great race and quick recovery. I would love to do an ultra. I've enjoy my 19 marathon's and would definitely have to train a slower pace to accomplish one Ultra.

From Smooth on Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 23:59:11 from 174.23.240.142

Another 100 in ten days!?! WOW!!! You're AWESOME!!! Happy to hear you're recovering so well so quickly. Have fun planning the Grand Canyon R2R2R. I remember reading about them the last two years. You're amazing!

From jun on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 00:01:37 from 97.126.234.214

Who are these 'probable others', eh?

From crockett on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 10:18:12 from 216.49.181.254

Jun: For the Grand Canyon run, Jon is likely and an ironman dude friend of my brother in California. You could do it, but I worry about your ITB. You need to get that healed at some point. All the downhill would kill it.

From jun on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:00:06 from 66.239.250.209

Yeah, I think even with a strong knee I would hold up the likes of you, Jon, Ironman, and your bro. Good luck and catch a rattlesnake for me. I think I may try and go after your course record on Lake Mountain while you are away. Only if my knee is feeling in top shape though.

From crockett on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:09:59 from 216.49.181.254

Another thing I like to do in the winter/spring off-season is set up a course near home for a 50-miler. I've done that several times down near Nutty Putty cave. I put my car in a center location and then run various loops all around and over those hills. Search my blog on nutty putty.

From crockett on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:28:56 from 216.49.181.254

I'm also always very open to doing a Pony Express Trail adventure run any time during the off-season if someone finds a crew willing. We did that once for fun in March and ran 100 miles (well, I was the only one to finish). The trail past Blackrock is just an unique in a different way. It would be fun to start at Dugway Pass and go out 50. I'm all for creating no-fee small runs. They can be a blast.

From jun on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:43:07 from 66.239.250.209

Excellent. I would love to be a part of both. I think putting together a crew wouldn't be too hard, even if it wouldn't be a race.

I find running out in the west desert to be really interesting. It is also a good place to go when the mountains are covered in snow.

I remember you telling me about your Nutty Putty run you did that was in the shape of a clover leaf. That is an interesting concept, for sure.

I look forward to reading about your R2R2R run. I think it will be an awesome experience (of course, one that you have done on several occasions).

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