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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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Tue, Dec 28, 2010
Total Distance
2.00

My son and I ended up driving all the way down to Arizona yesterday, ariving at 10:15 p.m. Now I'll have the entire day to relax, get set up and focused.  The weather will be fantastic today but could rain all day tomorrow.  The weather will be a huge factor, it will seperate the tough from the wimps.  I hope I'm not with the wimps.  I have plenty of rain gear, tarps, etc. I just worry about the shoes because I know the Hokas don't do well when they become very wet.  But I have four other backup pair of shoes.  On Thursday, the rain goes away, but the cold comes in.  Over night, the temperature could dip to 25.  I have penty of cold weather gear too.   Cold could really slow people down.  This could be the coldest ATY race in years.   So, the elements will be a major factor and this could be an epic race.  I think I'm prepared.

Race time is 9 a.m. on Wednesday.  Track me online at http://www.acrosstheyears.com/ They will have realtime results showing my pace for each 1/2 K lap.  They will also have a webcam.  During the first day I should be wearing a yellow shirt.  But when in rains, I could put on a garbage bag first.  If it pours, I'll switch to rain gear.   You can send me messages that get printed out every couple hours.  Short messages that get my mind off of the pain are great.  I don't plan to have down time to sit and read essays, but my son can run along with me reading them.  Even at night, messages can be fun.  Just knowing that someone is watching me helps motivate me to not be a slacker.

p.m.  Wonderful walk in the warm sunshine.

Comments
From Jim Kern on Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 10:12:10 from 98.202.241.209

Good luck. I'll be following your progress.

From Scott Wesemann on Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 12:47:37 from 66.239.250.209

Good luck! I'm excited to track you during your race. Hey, I ran in your back yard this morning (Lake Mt.). It was beautiful up there.

From Kelli on Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 14:38:52 from 71.219.84.215

SO EXCITED to see how you do!! I am still trying to come up with some good messages to send you....they will come to me.

HAVE FUN!!!!

From Benn Griffin on Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 14:15:16 from 96.233.184.230

I see that you are winning the 48 hr race right now and actually ahead of all 72 hour runners to boot! Kick some butt man! You are insane! An inspiration!

From Kelli on Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 15:36:45 from 71.219.84.215

He is insane! In a good way, though!

From Scott Wesemann on Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 01:10:32 from 75.162.89.170

I have been following you all day. This is really cool. Still leading the 48 hour race.

From Kelli on Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 10:09:17 from 71.219.84.215

Is anyone able to get the live feed anymore? It now says it is private on one and the other says off air???

From KP on Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 10:14:17 from 65.208.22.25

I show that he is at 358 laps right now; 111 miles in almost 23 hours.

From Kelli on Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 10:38:00 from 71.219.84.215

Yeah, I just could not see the video for an hour or so....but it is back. I have watched him run by 3 times...I think he even smiled at me the last time!

It looks COLD!

From Smooth on Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 23:10:51 from 67.2.79.80

SO COOL!!! Just checked the site (getting cold and dark!). He's run 156 miles, 502 laps and leading in the 48hr race!!! INCREDIBLE!!!

AWESOME JOB Crockett!!! :)

From Maurine/Miles on Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:24:49 from 97.117.58.132

Final standing: 187.03 miles, 301 km, 602 laps. Last lap was 2:37 an 8:27 mile split. Davy - rest well. You earned it!

From Benn Griffin on Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:28:04 from 96.240.194.127

Super performance! I was hooked to the computer the last 2 days tracking you. You are an inspiration!

From Kelli on Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:35:57 from 71.219.84.215

I was hooked as well, and we still have 24 hours to go. BUT it will not be as fun now that Davy is out and done.

AWESOME work!! I was so hoping you would get past 600 laps. That is great.

From Kelli on Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:36:47 from 71.219.84.215

OH---and great little sprint the final lap!! HOW do you do that after 48 hours?????

From Maurine/Miles on Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:45:09 from 97.117.58.132

That man is my new God! (j/k)

I don't think the other runner has a chance to pass him for first place - based upon Davy's 24 hour placement.

From Jim Kern on Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 17:12:11 from 98.202.241.209

Congrats Davy. Amazing accomplishment. I lost a lot of sleep last night following your progress. Davy did fall into second place for awhile late last night, got some rest and then demolished the competition. I think he did it just to tease Debra Horn into thinking she had a chance.

From crockett on Sat, Jan 01, 2011 at 00:08:30 from 71.36.80.179

Just arrived home. What an amazing experience, my best race performance ever. At about 11 p.m., I was cold and miserable so when I hit 160, I had had enough. I then went through recovery and bonked very hard. After four hours of rest, some guys next to us were loud and I knew I wouldn't sleep and felt fine, so I went back out and discovered that I had lost the lead to Debra, behind ten laps. I had a good fast running gear and she just had a trot, so the chase was on. People kept checking out the standings, knowing what was going on. I predeicted that I would regain the lead by 5 a.m. and I did. Debra is a very talented runner, on the US national 24-hour race team. She fought back very hard after I passed her and she pushed me on. Her team did everything they could to help her, even pacing her. But I could run very fast any time I chose to, so eventually she gave up the chase and I backed off and walked with friends except for "sprinting" the last three laps to get 187. We will see if any runners can catch me tonight. The top runner, a world-class runner, Phil quit with medical problems.

From DonGardinero on Sat, Jan 01, 2011 at 01:24:02 from 173.127.39.94

What a race!!! Congratulations

From Kelli on Sat, Jan 01, 2011 at 03:36:57 from 71.219.84.215

I saw that that guy had dropped and wondered what had happened.

YOU DID GREAT, so very impressed. And now to hear that you slept 4 hours and then just goofed off at the end and had fun! Seriously, you are world class.

REST WELL!!!!

From Maurine/Miles on Sat, Jan 01, 2011 at 18:18:33 from 97.117.58.132

Can't wait to see what 2011 brings for you!

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