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Provo City Half Marathon

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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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Total Distance
39.00
Altra Olympus Orange Miles: 12.00Altra Repetition Blue Miles: 23.00
Thu, May 01, 2014
Total Distance
16.00

Recovery run up on what I call Tickville Ridge.  Legs a little heavy but I still grabbed four Strava Course records on the way.

Altra Olympus Orange Miles: 12.00
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Sat, May 03, 2014
Race: Provo City Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:31:48, Place overall: 60, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
23.00

Its been at least three years since I ran a half marathon.  I thought I would give it a try on a pretty fast course that starts a mile or so up Provo South Fork and ends at Provo city center.  It had only been one week since finishing Salt Flats 100 in a respectable time, but I recovered very fast and Thursday the legs felt pretty good. So, why not get a nice long tempo run in.   I looked at the entrants and from what I could tell, thought I had a chance to win my 55-59 age group.  It looked like my competition would be Hal Amos who finished 2nd last year to Skip Morehead.  Skip wasn't coming.  I've never beat him.  I thought I needed to finish in around 1:30-1:32 to pull off the win.

We of course got up there very early and had to try to stay warm for more than an hour.  I hated trying to stand around the fire and eventually noticed the drop bag bus had people in it.  That worked but we were booted out with 30 minutes to go, so I ran up the canyon and back.

There were about 900 starters.  My first miles were 6:24, 6:35, and 7:00.  I was stuggling with my pace and breathing, but on the 4th mile, I seemed to warm up and my legs enjoyed pushing things a little harder and I ran a 6:43.  From that point on I generally stayed near the same group of runners, passing a few and got passed by a few.  Several would stop and walk at the aid stations, but since I carried my bottle, I ran all the way and could easily pull ahead each time.

I was surprised that even though I ran that 100 last week, the legs felt pretty good.  Around mile 7 my lower right shin started to hurt and that really spooked me.  That is my problem bone that keeps fracturing.  I slowed a little 7:11, and the pain went down and eventually disappeared.  My 11th mile was the slowest, 7:22.  I just lost concentration for awhile until I noticed on my watch that I was slowing down.  My consitency was good and I brought it home and ran 6:41 pace for the last bit.

I finished in 1:31:48, about two minutes off my PR, but still not bad considering all the factors.  I did grab my age group win and Hal Amos did get second, about three minutes behind me.   I was pleased and felt great at the finish.  No cramping, no sore muscles.

 

Altra Repetition Blue Miles: 23.00
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Totals
Total Distance
39.00
Altra Olympus Orange Miles: 12.00Altra Repetition Blue Miles: 23.00
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