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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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Mizuno Wave Elixer 5 - Green Miles: 22.00La Sportive Wildcat - Yellow (old) Miles: 51.00
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6.00

Intended to do more miles, but the ankle was a pain.  Did hill repeats on a soft desert bushwack above Saratotga Shores school.  Up and down a ridge, a 66 foot climb over 0.15 miles, so an incline of about 440 feet per mile.  Can blast down pretty fast because the surface is nice and soft.  Did it ten times and by that time I was pounding out a distinct trail in the desert floor.  Times for the 0.31 laps were: 3:13. 3:08, 2:58, 3:02, 2:58, 3:01, 3:02, 3:35,3:22, and 3:33.  Nice tough short workout.  Then did some cross country and road running.

This week it is all about hills and heat.  Squaw Peak 50 will be hot this year and I need to get a little used to the heat or I'll suffer in Hobble Creek Canyon.  I don't need a bunch of miles this week.

Thinking about running some of the course on Thursday, the section from the top of Hobble Creek road to Little Valley.  I usually crumble on that section and get lazy.  I would like to run it on fresh legs to inform my mind how easy it really is.  If I could stay strong on that section, that could carry me to the finish better.

Mizuno Wave Elixer 5 - Green Miles: 6.00
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Total Distance
9.00

Hills and dirt roads above the school.  Did a 2.4-mile loop three times and then some roads.  Took it easy about 9-minute pace.  Felt good and strong.

Mizuno Wave Elixer 5 - Green Miles: 9.00
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Hills and Heat....that is training ticket.  Ran up Lott canyon, a steady tough climb from my house.  Brought the dog.  I was impressed, she hung with me the entire way and didn't complain, her toughest climb.  I'll just keep the light training going without a taper.  Seems like the ankle does better with work.  Days off makes it hurt more.

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Race: Squaw Peak 50 (50.9 Miles) 10:56:59, Place overall: 28, Place in age division: 3
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51.00

I'll may write a more detailed report later.  The Squaw Peak 50 is a very tough 50-mile race held in the mountains above Provo, Utah. It has huge climbs and decents.  This was my sixth finish in six years.  I have never run it faster than 11 hours.  That was my goal this year.  Conditions were good.  The snow really melted fast last week on the course.  It probably slowed my down only about 10 minutes or so compared to dryer years.  It was a little hot for my tastes, but I reached Hobble Creek canyon road a little earlier than usual, so it wasn't too hot.

Here's my results and split times compared to my goal pace.  Pretty sick how close I was to my goal.

  miles Goal 2010
Start 0 0:00  
Hope CG 5.6 1:04 1:01
Rock Canyon 8.5 2:04 1:58
Kolob Overlook 14.6 3:04 3:01
Pole Haven 20.9 4:04 3:58
Top Hobble Crk 26.1 4:55 4:45
Sheep Cyn 30 5:50 5:44
Little Valley 33.5 6:45 6:40
Windy Pass 41.5 9:20 9:15
Big Spring 46.5 10:25 10:25
Finish 50.9 11:00 10:56:59

So I did it!  I really don't think I can run that course much faster.  Today was a near perfect day.  I had no issues at all.  The ankle held up well and didn't really slow me down much.  I knew that I had a little time cushion when I arrived at Little Valley, that my goal was still real.  The toughest section of the course to Windy Pass would be the decider. Two runners ahead of me were in my sights and they had a nice strong pace, so instead of trying to catch and pass them, I just hung with them.   I set a milestone in my mind.  Reach the bottom of the huge climb by 8:15 mark to give me an hour to get up and over the hill. 

I beat that and then quickly caught up with runners ahead pushing up the steep hill.  I did compression breathing to find some extra oxygen.  One of the runners noticed I was doing that and did the same and later thanked me.  I was stuck behind another runner who was holding me up a little, but I didn't ask to pass, because I wasn't sure I could hold the lead.

I did try scooting up the snow portion, but that didn't seem to be much faster, but it did get me by all the other runners.  I then kicked it in gear and after I reached to top of the first ridge, I couldn't see anyone on my tail, so I ran harder.  Once I reached the very top, I was pleased that I had left the string of other runners pretty far behind.

Once at Windy Pass I had a bunch of friends running the aid station there.  They all cheered me.  I was the only one there and they took care of me fast.  I stayed one minute and told them I needed to try to break 11 hours.   I knew it would be very hard.   I had to cover the last 8.5 miles in 1:45.  I knew a course PR was in the bag, no problem, but beating 11 hours was going to require some fast running.

There was a bunch of deep snow to go through for a half mile, but after that I cranking up the pace.  I saw LuzyLew with about 6.5 miles to go.   About a mile later, it happened.  I went down with a bad face plant.   My left leg cramped up and I could hardly walk.  But after about 3-4 minutes delay I was off running again.   Now my goal was in big jeapordy.

I hit the last aid station with 35 minutes to go.  Could I run the paved road down the South Fork of Provo in 35 minutes, 3.4 miles?  I've done it before to finsh this race, so I would try hard.  At the aid station I ran through it and only took an ice cold drenched towel that I used to cool me down.  It was very hot.   I tried to visualize that I was just finishing up a Marthon.  All my crazy marathon experience this year payed off.  I ran that stretch in 32 minutes.    ran the entire way on the road, no walking.  I almost caught up to the runner ahead of me, but when he saw me, he started running.  His pace was good.  I had no desire to race, just to wanted to beat the clock. I did it!   I finished in 28th place overall in a very competitive field of about 250 runner.

I beat my previous course PR (Personal record) by 43 minutes.   A huge improvement.

 

La Sportive Wildcat - Yellow (old) Miles: 51.00
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Total Distance
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Mizuno Wave Elixer 5 - Green Miles: 22.00La Sportive Wildcat - Yellow (old) Miles: 51.00
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