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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
104.00
Mizuno Wave Elixer - Red Miles: 34.00La Sportiva Wildcat - Green Miles: 70.00
Total Distance
4.00

Four quick miles with the dog to keep the legs happy and to break in new road shoes that I will try on Friday's race.  They breath too well, letting in the dust, so I will probably duct tape certain areas.  It is worth a try.   I'll probably run in them for the first 30 miles or so while my feet are moving fast.

Mizuno Wave Elixer - Red Miles: 4.00
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Race: Pony Express Trail 100 (100 Miles) 22:58:19, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
100.00

I'll do a real race report later in the week, but briefly, we had more that 30 runners on the course this year, a huge increase from past years.  It made me very nervous and I worried that something would go wrong while we were out in the remote west desert.  I don't think anything serious did, although I think the back-of-the pack still hasn't finished.  So we shall see if they came in OK.

We run this free race on this historic Pony Express trail in the west desert.  The format this year and last year was an out and back over a 50-mile distance.  Runners must use a support crew driving in a car.  There is really no cost to me to put on this, other than time.

Phil Lowry and I set a blistering pace from the start and he eventually pulled ahead.  I reached the 25-mile mark at 3:53 and was well ahead of last year's pace all day and night.  Phil extended his lead to about three miles but then got sick and I caught up.   Scott Dakus passed us both and never looked back.  I haven't heard officially that he finished, but I beleive he did and shattered the 100-mile course record.   I extended my lead on Phil by about 3 miles but then he recovered and went on a tear. I reached the 50-mile mark at 9:23, about a half mile ahead of Phil who won the 50-mile race.

We had an early start this year and nine runners took that option.  It ended up working great because the slower runners were able to finish 50-miles close to the faster runners.  The crews were not as spread out this year.

During the night, the 100-milers who continued past 50 were spread out all over the course on the return trip.  At one point from past Simpson Springs I could look back and see runners lights about 16 miles behind.  The stars in the moonless sky were amazing.  We could see shooting stars all night.

We saw plenty of wildlife.  I came very close to stepping on a coiled rattlesnake.   Thankfully I caught myself in time.   Then I worred and slowed down for the next hour, worried that other runners would run into the snake.

After the 50-mile mark I continued a strong pace until the return to Riverbed at mile 75.  I then got lazy and lost motivation.   I had been chasing the first-place runner and believe I came within two miles of him before Riverebed on the return trip, but then he must have but on the afterburners. (Nope, turns out he was resting in his van when I passed him around mile 73.)  I thought I coudn't catch him.   And the runner behind me was at least 3-4 miles behind and fading fast.  So I got lazy and just took it easy for  the last 25.   I even called into the KSL Outdoor show at mile 98 at their request.  It cost me 25 minutes because I got put on twice had to stand still with the phone in order to keep the signal in the valley.  Gee if I knew I was in 1st place, I would have really pushed hard and probably come in over an hour earlier.

I finished in 22:58 in 1st place which is still a PR for me for a 100-mile race.  I have run faster for a 100-mile distance in a 24-hour race on a track (only 10 minutes faster).

La Sportiva Wildcat - Green Miles: 70.00Mizuno Wave Elixer - Red Miles: 30.00
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Total Distance
104.00
Mizuno Wave Elixer - Red Miles: 34.00La Sportiva Wildcat - Green Miles: 70.00
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