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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 Miles: 18.00La Sportiva Wildcat Miles: 75.00Montrail Wildwood - Red Miles: 25.00
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At Redondo Beach, Califonia.   Did an afternoon run along the beach with Steven King, and talented sub-3 marathoner.   We ran north to El Sugundo along the bike path and then ran fast back along the beach.   Great fun.  Feeling good.

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Ran from Redondo Beach to Manhattan Beach, and then ran up the hill to Hermosa Beach finding a dirt/bark trail going through the town.   Tapering....just keeping loose.

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The Bear 100 starts in the morning.  I flew back from California, missed the pre-race meeting but am now focusing on getting ready.   My pace chart is below.  This would be a three-hour improvement on last year.

  miles clock goal 2009 goal
Start 0 6:00 AM 0:00
Logan Peak 10.5 8:35 AM 2:35
Leatham Hollow 19.7 10:10 AM 4:10
Richards Hollow 22.5 10:50 AM 4:50
Cowley Canyon 30 12:45 PM 6:45
Right Hand Fork 36.9 2:15 PM 8:15
Temple Fork 45.2 4:15 PM 10:15
Tony Grove 51.8 6:30 PM 12:30
Franklin TH 61.5 9:30 PM 15:30
Logan River 69.5 12:00 AM 18:00
Beaver Lodge 75.8 2:15 AM 20:15
Gibson Basin 81.2 4:10 AM 22:10
Beaver CG 85.3 5:20 AM 23:20
Ranger Dip 92.2 7:40 AM 25:40
Finish 100 9:30 AM 27:30

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Race: Bear 100 (100 Miles) 28:21:15, Place overall: 24, Place in age division: 5
Total Distance
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Detailed Bear 100 report with pictures at: http://www.crockettclan.org/blog/?p=162

Finished my 5th straight Bear 100 in 28:21, 24th place out of about 135 starters.  There were about 94 finishes.   I will write up a race report later.   One of my pacers has written up a great report here.

I had a strong race but was slowed significantly by badly bruied right quad due to a fall at about mile 12, and a terrible set of blisters on the bottom of my right heel, probably due to wore-out shoes.   Having jon along to push me opened my eyes that I really can do much better in the second-half of 100-mile races.   Without the problems, if I would have had a perfect race, I believe I could have finished close to 26.5 hours.   But I am very happy with my 28.21 finish.  It was again a very tough Bear.

La Sportiva Wildcat Miles: 75.00Montrail Wildwood - Red Miles: 25.00
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Mizuno Wave Elixer Miles: 18.00La Sportiva Wildcat Miles: 75.00Montrail Wildwood - Red Miles: 25.00
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