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First Dam 10k

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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.or g/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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Sat, Nov 07, 2009

Race: First Dam 10k (6.2 Miles) 00:44:11, Place overall: 18, Place in age division: 1

Total Distance

7.00

I travelled up to Logan, UT, to again run in the First Dam 10k to help celebrate Jim Kern's first running anniversary. A year ago, by chance I met my childhood buddy at this race and he embarked in getting fit and starting to run. He's had a good year and made amazing progress. His health is now much better. It was great to spend the morning with him.

I love coming up to Cache Valley. It is really an amazing place and the people are so friendly. The race is put on very well and I was impressed to see how many people stayed around for the awards. Ribbons six deep in the age groups helped that. They help encourage kids to be race and it was nice to see so many happy youth involved in running. Well done!

As for my race, I had not run a step in six days since finishing my 100-mile race. So this was an interesting experience to do a 10K as a recovery run. It had been a few months since I have even run a sub-7-minute mile.

This course is somewhat challenging because the first three miles are uphill. My lungs really get a workout. I was breathing hard the entire race. I really need to do more tempo runs as part of my workouts.

One thing I really enjoy about this race is that it runs down Crockett Ave. I am able to run by my ancestral home, my great-great grandfather's house.

My mile splits were: 6:38, 7:27, 7:24, 7:01, 7:05, 7:10, and 1:28 bringing it in for a 44:11 18th overall out of 112 starters. This was my third fastest career 10k. I beat my last year's time on this course by 18 seconds and won the old-man's division, 50-59 (11 guys).

It was a fun morning, ideal temperatures, and nice to be running again. I noticed that for my last five races including this 10k and four 100-milers that I finished in the top 17% or better overall. Good consistancy.

Davy Crockett, Jim Kern, Spencer Francis, Laura Francis

Mizuno Wave Elixer - Red Miles: 7.00

Comments

From Smooth on Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 17:44:23 from 174.23.240.142

CONGRATS! Davy for an AWESOME race...SUPER RECOVERY...1st in you AG and a PR from last year. How cool is that to run by your great-great-grandfather's home on Crockett AVE. and a good cause to celebrate your friend's running anniversary. Happy Day Indeed!

From Jon on Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 17:55:42 from 75.169.140.28

Nice job, Davy!

Hey, does your friend Jim work at ATK? If so, I know him. Did he join FRB recently?

From crockett on Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 18:00:38 from 71.35.210.18

Jon: Yes, Jim does work at your company. Funny, because he asked the same question about you before the race. Yes, he's made some good progress this year, even finished a marathon and 50k.

Smooth: Thanks as always for your kind comments. They always make me smile.

From Burt on Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 19:07:02 from 98.177.216.165

Third fastest 10k on the heels of a 100-mile race? Amazing!

From redrooster on Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 19:07:33 from 71.219.150.58

Davy, nice job coming off a 100 miler, geez, I am sorry I missed you at the race. Your personal blogs about consecutive summits of Timp and the 3 peaks are probably my favorite entries and have inspired me for a long time. And I missed the chance to meet you ( I took off right after the race to get my 7 additional miles of marathon prep). bummer.

That is really neat about Crockett Avenue. I wondered where that name came from. My great grandparents (Ensign, fathers side) home is still standing on 100 east, just down from Central Park where the race started. My father and grandparents lived in that house with them during the depression. I wonder if your father was here at that time? My parents will be here for thanksgiving, I will see if he remembers the Crocketts of Crockett Avenue!

great race and let's be sure to meet at the next race we are at! Scott

From Paul on Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 19:23:42 from 174.23.72.133

Great job. That's cool about the Crockett St. house. I always wondered about that road, and I now I know a little bit more. :-)

From crockett on Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 19:34:19 from 71.35.210.18

Thanks guys. The Crockett house was the home of Alvin Crockett who was the first mayor of Logan. Their property was that entire block. My great-grand-father, his son, settled in Preston and raised a large family there.

redrooster, thanks for the kind words. I'm sure we'll meet soon. I'm still a relatively new runner, so still meeting everyone. Just stay down in the youngster 40s age group for a few more years so I can still have a chance to snag the blue ribbons. Good luck at Mesquite. Looks like the weather will cool down nicely. I'll be running across the Grand Canyon and back that day.

From Twinkies on Sun, Nov 08, 2009 at 12:10:15 from 98.202.132.86

Relatively new runner. Haha. You just completed your 29th 100 miler.

Great job on the 10k. Amazing recovery in just one week.

From crockett on Sun, Nov 08, 2009 at 19:56:13 from 71.35.210.18

Well Twinkies, when you are an old man like me, with death right around the corner you have to cram in as many races as you can before the hour glass runs out. It took me more than 46 years to discover there was a runner hidden inside me.

From jun on Sun, Nov 08, 2009 at 23:28:02 from 97.126.232.185

I should say 'like a fine wine', but since I know you I will say 'like a fine cheese' you only get better with age. Sounds like a really fun race. Congrats on getting first in your age group. 6 days after a 100-miler, that is really saying something. Good luck as your rest of up for your R2R2R trip.

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