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Rocky Raccoon 100 Mile Trail Run

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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, Feb 04, 2012

Race: Rocky Raccoon 100 Mile Trail Run (100 Miles) 28:23:15, Place overall: 175

Total Distance

102.00

Finished my 5th RR100 and got the 500-mile jacket. Barely finished. I went into the race with an injured leg, hoping it wasn't too injured and would calm down after about ten miles. It did, but later got terrible. Today I can't bare any weight on it and am making a trip to the doctor. I almost quit at mile 60, but there still wasn't any swelling so I decided to try at least another 4 miles with my pacer, flatlander. Felt a little better, so kept going. I couldn't really run anymore. If I tried to run faster than 12-minute pace, the pain would be terrible. By mile 80, I couldn't go faster than 15-minute pace and needed to do the last 20 miles with trekking poles. At mile 93, the knee started to swell up a little so I slowed way down to be very careful, probably doing 30-minute miles. I did a little better for the last seven miles with my pacer Wade who kept my mind off the pain. I crossed the finish line in a very slow 28:23, by far my slowest RR100, but I got it done.

A terrible thunderstorm hit about an hour before the start and lasted for two hours dumping at least two inches of rain on the course. During Loop 1 at about mile 14, I took a face plant in a mud bog....head to toe in mud including face. I couldn't clean up until mile 20. It was pretty funny. I still had hopes for a 20-hour finish at mile 40, but then the leg got worse and by mile 55 I was in rough shape. Had to run the last 5 miles of that loop by moon-light because I forgot to take a light with me on that loop, I was going too slow. At mile 60, I was about ten miles behind my pace last year. Matt Watts caught up to me around mile 70 and it was fun to run with him for about 10 miles. He ended up finishing more than three hours before me.

Anyway, great crazy fun. I'm hoping that won't be the last 100-miler I will run. We shall see. I suspect I have at least two months of healing ahead of me.

Hoka Stinson Miles: 100.00

Comments

From Dan Varga on Mon, Feb 06, 2012 at 11:36:33 from 65.44.116.4

Congratulations on finishing. I'm not sure many people would or could push themselves through the pain like you do. Good luck with the knee doc, we all hope there will be many more 100's left in you since you continue to inspire us all with your dedication, hard work, and great reports.

From jun on Mon, Feb 06, 2012 at 11:40:48 from 174.23.163.223

Congrats on the finish, i knew you'd cross that line no matter what. I hope it doesn't turn out to be too serious of an injury and you can get back to your crazy self in the next couple of months.

From Jake K on Mon, Feb 06, 2012 at 12:56:54 from 155.100.226.54

Its hard to believe you ran 100 miles w/ everything you've been dealing with in the past couple weeks. Gutsy run!

Now take some time to get that knee healed up. You'll be back on your feet before you know it and this will NOT be your last 100!

From crockett on Mon, Feb 06, 2012 at 14:53:56 from 71.32.233.205

Thanks guys. The good news in the afternoon I can walk normally, nearly pain free. This morning I wished I had crutches and skipped work because I would be too embarrassed explaining the stupid thing I had done. The main mystery to me is the pain three inches below the knee. That was by far the worst, like a knife stabbing me and twisting the blade. An x-ray should tell the story. I hope it is a stress fracture and not pain coming down from the knee. A stress fracture can heal. My knee can't.

From Jon on Mon, Feb 06, 2012 at 20:14:17 from 98.71.175.203

Davy, I was following you online. I didn't know if I should laugh or cry as your last lap was 5 hrs slower than your first, and you came in DFL. Hopefully the doc can help, and take some time to FULLY REST!

From crockett on Mon, Feb 06, 2012 at 21:07:54 from 71.32.233.205

I wish I came in DFL, that would have been cool. The results are only partial. There were probably another 100 out there until the 30-hour limit. X-rays looked pretty good. The knee isn't shot yet, I will run again. But there is a problem on the tibia about three inches down that was my biggest pain problem. X-ray showed a lump there, calcium build-up over time. No stress fracture. I'll go to a specialist to try to figure out how to deal with that.

From Smooth on Tue, Feb 07, 2012 at 10:48:17 from 76.1.85.84

Wow!!! It made me cringe just reading it! How in the world did you push through such immense pain for 45+ miles?!!! You are tougher than toughest! INCREDIBLE!!!

Now please please please take some time to mend that knee! Is it a bone spur? I hope you can find a good ortho doc and PT to help you fix it! That sounds so painful! Best of luck!!!

From Superfly on Tue, Feb 07, 2012 at 13:15:59 from 74.211.21.81

Way to grind out a tough race. You ultra guys are tough!

From crockett on Tue, Feb 07, 2012 at 16:04:03 from 216.49.181.254

Looks like 376 runners started and and only 219 finished. That is a lot of DNFs.

From Jon on Tue, Feb 07, 2012 at 22:04:07 from 98.71.175.203

Oh, yup, now they updated online with 40 more finishers. I thought it strange you were last with over an hour left.

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