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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 - Black Miles: 32.00La Sportiva Wildcat - Green Miles: 32.00
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Tue, Jun 28, 2011
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8.00

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Thu, Jun 30, 2011
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10.00

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Fri, Jul 01, 2011
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38.00

To beat the heat I did a favorite 50K run around Lake Mountain. the mountain that rises about 3000 feet above my home on the west side of Utah Lake.  I've done it many times before.  This time I started at sunset down at the far south end.  I dumped off some fluid refills at the point closest to home, one mile away, which would be about mile 18.

With the crazy splint on the hand still, I used a camelback and headlamp.  I ran clockwise and enjoyed this starting point because you can really cruise the first half on fresh legs.  The second half is more technical with far more climbs.

The first mile was a pain because of all the bugs out at dusk.  I just had to run with my mouth closed to avoid some fly-ins.  I turned my light on at the top of Soldier Pass.  As I came down the secluded valley away from the main road, I was surpised to see a couple campers around a campfire.  I'm sure they expected total privacy because that area just doesn't get many visitors.  But here I came!   They turned and stared as I ran right by their camp.  I yelled "Howdy" and ran on, trying not to laugh.  I'm sure I shocked them.  Why in the world would a guy come running in the dark through their camp in the middle of no where?  We were a good ten miles from the nearest housing development.

I ran on at a good clip for the next ten miles to Eagle Mountain town center area.  On the north end of the mountain, my pace slowed on the steady climb.  Once over that pass, it was great to see all the lights of Saratoga and the cities across the Lake,

I stopped and refilled at my aid station and then for the next three hours took my sweet time running on the east side of the mountain.  The stars were brilliant in the sky and the lights across the lake looked like sparkling jewels.  I was totally in my element running at night.  I sang out as I ran having a great time.  With about a couple miles to go, my headlamp dimmed, but that was OK.  I dumped out onto Redwood Road where I could run without a light.  Only one truck drove by at about 3:30 a.m.

The weather had been perfect.  It was 77 when I started and 59 when I finished.

La Sportiva Wildcat - Green Miles: 32.00Mizuno Wave Elixer 5 - Black Miles: 6.00
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Mizuno Wave Elixer 5 - Black Miles: 32.00La Sportiva Wildcat - Green Miles: 32.00
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