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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: Run around Utah Lake (82 Miles) 19:54:15, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
82.00

OK, not a race, but worthy to highlight.  I accomplished the first known Run Around Utah Lake.   I'll do a detailed writeup, but in short:

Started from my home in Saratoga Springs by the lake at 2:00 a.m.   Run down the west side.   Very dark, cold, lonely.   I almost turned back about ten times.  Just wasn't enjoying it.  But somehow stuck with it.  As the sun came up around Elberta near mile 30, my spirits improved and I was far enough away to just keep going.  Breakfast in Goshen.   I enjoyed the rural run west of Payson, had never run there.  Lunch at Spanish Fork.  I took some good critical, creative short cuts near Provo. Dinner at Provo. Called home to give my ETA for finishing to my wife.  I knew I would finish.   Dusk in Orem.   No great way to cut off miles from Orem to Lehi.  Was going to go on the railroad, but they had guys out testing Frontrunner, even at night. One guy told me it was a $1000 fine for going on the tracks.   Second dinner in American Fork.   Arrived home before 10 p.m.  About 83 miles.  Took me 19:54.  I took my sweet time in places, especially the breaks to go in places and eat.    Legs held up well.  Painful nights sleep but felt great by morning.   Nice long training run.

 


Bondi Orange Miles: 82.00
Comments
From Dorsimus on Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 09:57:53 from 209.23.248.163

Wow! What a run, can't wait to hear the details!

From jun on Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 10:01:48 from 205.158.160.209

Seriously, I have no words.

From Jake K on Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 10:22:52 from 155.100.226.191

Just a good old fashioned run around the lake! :-)

From Kam on Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 10:28:34 from 71.219.15.115

Jeez, Crockett. That's really something.

From Dan Varga on Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 11:44:03 from 65.44.116.4

Very nice run for the day. How about a nice easy run around the Great Salt Lake next week.

From Russ on Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 16:39:28 from 74.114.3.253

I'm so glad your leg is healed up so I can marvel again at your crazy exploits. Love it! The King of Understatement is back. "Nice long training run."

From Kendall on Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 17:56:04 from 208.187.252.10

Oh wow...you did it!

"Hmmm, I think I'll do a 19 hour run today."

Way to go Davy.

From crockett on Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 19:04:50 from 97.117.4.192

Posted a video run report at http://www.crockettclan.org/blog/?p=1053

From Jon on Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 20:03:11 from 107.203.52.135

What did Davy do today? Oh, not much, just ran 82 miles around a lake.

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