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Katcina Mosa 100K

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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: Katcina Mosa 100K (47 Miles) 13:12:00
Total Distance
47.00

At Katcina Mosa 100K, I paced Mark Ellison for the last 40 miles of the course.  I put together a slide-show audio/video about the experience.  The race is a tough mountain race that shares part of the course with the Squaw Peak 50, in the opposite direction.  I had great fun playing the pacer role.  One runner commented, "Boy you are a mean pacer."  Ha, ha, no whining allowed when I pace!  Mark successfully finished in under 17 hours.

Watch the video on Face Book (better quality): http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=228437290693

Watch the video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU_WqZog_XM

I paced Mark Ellison at Katcina Mosa 100K held in the mountains between Provo Canyon and Hobble Creek Canyon.  It was his first attempt to run past 50 miles.   I climbed up to Lightning Ridge, about mile 20 of the course and ran with him to the finish.    It was my birthday today and that was the perfect birthday present to be out running in the mountains with friends.   I really enjoyed running at a slower pace because I had plenty of energy the entire day.  I helped several runners keep their pace going by taunting them, barking orders, or just giving encouragement.   Also, I feasted on solid food at the aid stations instead of running on liquids and I always felt great, with plenty of energy.  Mark finished in about 16:42.   We pushed the last 20 miles pretty hard.   He had a rough recovery, so I drove his van home for him while he lied down in the back.

I will be putting together a video/slide show.  Stay tuned.  I'll update this entry when it is available.  I probably took about 100 pictures.

La Sportiva Wildcat Miles: 47.00
Comments
From Jon on Sun, Aug 02, 2009 at 17:57:23 from 75.169.136.216

Happy Birthday!

From ultrajim on Sun, Aug 02, 2009 at 22:01:27 from 67.137.2.3

Yeah, happy birthday.

From Twinkies on Mon, Aug 03, 2009 at 14:43:13 from 63.241.173.64

Happy Birthday, and a great job of pacing.

From jun on Mon, Aug 03, 2009 at 14:49:48 from 66.239.250.209

Loved the video. It sounds like it was a hot day, but looked gorgeous. I won't wish you a happy birthday because I already did elsewhere, but I'm glad you had a good weekend.

From Smooth on Mon, Aug 03, 2009 at 18:07:31 from 71.32.234.135

What a nicer pacer you were! Sounds like a perfect way for a mountain goat to celebrate his birthday. WAY TO GO, DAVY!

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