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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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7.00

Treadmill miles, bunch of incline.

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Comments
From Jon on Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 10:52:11 from 138.64.8.51

Speaking of incline- do I need to train much up/down for RR? I know it is relatively flat, but do you think hill training is still necessary? Right now I haven't been doing any, with all my bike and elliptical.

From jun on Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 11:43:23 from 66.239.250.209

No, when Crockett says 'lots of incline' he really means down, not up.

From crockett on Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 12:04:25 from 216.49.181.254

No I don't think so. The hills at RR100 are short. I'm throwing in inclines on my treadmill workouts right now because I only have an hour in the morning. Flat is just too easy. I like to feel punished. I crank it up to 10-20% for several minutes of bursts. My flats on the treadmill aways include 2-3% incline to offset the lack of wind and the belt movement. Another crazy thing I do on treadmills is simulate trails at times by putting in hopping, like I'm hoping over rocks. I'm sure the others in the rec room think I'm nuts. For me that helps additional muscles get some action and varies things. One thing I can't simulate on treadmills is ankle twisting. I'm worry a little bit that I haven't had much action on the trails in the past weeks and my ankles are getting wimpy. But I think I'll be OK for RR100.

From jun on Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 12:08:36 from 66.239.250.209

You should duct tape some legos to the belt before starting your routine. You can hop over those. If you need some, I have millions of legos. It comes with having three boys.

From crockett on Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 13:01:40 from 216.49.181.254

Good idea. And then I could attach some Knex twigs up above to simulate running through bushes to toughen up my arms and legs against scratches.

From flatlander on Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 13:25:28 from 198.207.244.102

Hope you have a good time down here, and if you guys need anything let me know, even if it is just a cold Coke. (Actually, as I recall, Davy likes his flat and warm.) But you can't glue legos to my wife's treadmill.

From jun on Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 13:31:03 from 66.239.250.209

Crockett, that's the spirit. What we need to design is a TM that replicates trail running. Currently, all TMs replicate running on the road, and poorly at that. If they truly wanted to replicate running on the road all TMs would lean to the left.

From crockett on Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 14:06:39 from 216.49.181.254

flatlander, I don't have a pacer, if you want to come run some, let me know. I don't really need a pacer, but am open to sharing the fun with someone.

From crockett on Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 14:09:43 from 216.49.181.254

jun, to truly have a trail running treadmill, it would need to also simulate face plants. Perhaps it could just randomly speed up now and then.

From Smooth on Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 17:31:41 from 174.23.217.47

Laughing so hard at the visual of the simulated trail TM!!! You guys are so funny! :) :D

From jun on Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 18:15:54 from 66.239.250.209

Simulated?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57qH17xa9cY&feature=related

I don't think it would have to 'simulate'.

From Smooth on Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 18:20:48 from 174.23.217.47

:D OUCH!!! :D SOOOOOO FUNNY!!!

From flatlander on Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 13:38:41 from 76.31.26.153

Thanks, pacing might be fun, I'll let you know within a few days when I get a better handle on what's going on around here on that weekend.

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