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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: Urban Nature 5-mile (4.8 Miles) 00:36:56, Place overall: 5, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
22.00

OK, it was time to attempt my first short-distance race in more than a year.  I've really hesitated to try going at nearly full-speed because the pressure it puts on the leg, but I've been pain-free this week pushing the speed close to 7:00 pace, so it was time to put aside the fear and go do it.   I found a nice 5-mile race that is half pavement on the JRP and half dirt with some single-track.  Nice.

I went there early and ran the course in the dark, hard to follow, couldn't see the markings but did most of it.  After registering I went and ran the winding single-trace section again and it was marked nicely.  As I was coming back, I saw some lady with a dog vandalizing the course markings and looking around to see if anyone noticed.  Could not believe it!  I just about confronted her, but she left half of the markings in that section so it would be OK.  I told the race director and he said someone had also removed markings yesterday.  

So, I had a nice 10-mile warm-up.   Several people recognized me at the start and were so kind including a runner and their crew from my Pony Express race.  The timer also knew who I was.   I can't hide anywhere!

Off, we went.   During the first mile, I settled in 5th place out of about 50 runners and that is where I stayed the entire time.  I decided to push it pretty hard, about 90%, but not red-line at all.   It was nice to be running fast again for the first time in more than 10 months.  Mile one on dirt and pavement was 7:02.  Nice.

During mile 2, I passed the guy in front of me.  I guess that ticked him off because he sped up right after I passed and as he ran by me, said, "You cut me off!"  Wow.  So, I just stayed away from road-rage dude, backed off with no desire to pass him again.  I see that he is a triathalon guy....kind of explains it.   Road rage dude did a nice job eventually catching a guy in front of us to finish in third.   My mile 2 was 7:31, all JRP pavement.

We made a turnaround at a trailhead and then went off on some sweet single track.  Great fun.   I closed on the guys ahead.   Mile 3 was 7:51.  Very winding bike single track for the next mile, 8:17.   With about 100 yards to go, I came within ten feet of the guy ahead, going at 7:00 pace. He woke up and pushed it harder.  I had no desire to compete, happy to let him get his place he was in for most the race.

I finished in 36:56 in 5th place.  I had hoped to finish in under 40:00 for my first short race in a year, so I was pleased.  With a true effort I know I could have finished in under 35.   Good progress.

At the finish, I didn't stop, I continued on a ran the 5K course to cool down.   It was a nice morning.


Bondi Orange Miles: 22.00
Comments
From jun on Sat, Nov 03, 2012 at 15:43:23 from 174.27.237.6

Solid mileage day and strong race. Nice to see things are feeling good again. Let me know when you want to run the Lake Mountain 50k again, I think we could manage a course record.

From crockett on Sat, Nov 03, 2012 at 17:01:42 from 97.117.7.5

About two miles of the Lake Mountain 50K is now a lot different. Total ash and at least one mile totally torn up by the flood, really rough and slow. This afternoon I ran up on the north side and sad to see about 30 shooters in the same area where the fire was started. No respect for our city, dancing on our grave.

From Jon on Sun, Nov 04, 2012 at 05:08:16 from 107.203.52.135

Good job, Davy.

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