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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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Well, no Boston for me.  I was debating about going and didn't decide in time.  That is OK, I'll instead do something else and save all the money.  I'd like to get my marthon time down more anyway. I did sign up for Ogden again.  Boston should probably make the qualification standards tougher.

Well, ready to run again.  Soreness and blisters have healed.

Comments
From RAD on Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 15:25:13 from 67.172.229.125

I agree they should tighten restrictions...especially for women (even though I have yet to qualify at the current standard).

I'm in awe that you're ready to run again after a 100! I'd still be recovering if it was just a full I'd run. Nice work Crockett!

From jun on Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 15:28:12 from 66.239.250.209

Jealous. I want to run again. I'm hoping that the weather will hold for one more week and I can get one last Timp summit in.

From crockett on Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 15:44:15 from 216.49.181.254

Yep, kind of surprised how fast the recovery is going. Usually when I go faster like this, I get more muscles soreness. The first time I raced that course my quads were all cramped up. But I jogged down stairs this morning with no problem. Must be the Hokas. Kind of tempted to try to sweet talk the Goblin Valley 50K RD into letting me in Saturday. We'll see.

From Maurine/Miles on Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 18:00:56 from 63.255.172.2

Wow - good job. I'm holding off running until my one toe quits hurting.

From crockett on Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 18:02:56 from 216.49.181.254

Yes, that is wise. Hold off until aches and pains go away and also mentally until you really want to get out there again. No rush. The body needs rest. Just shine the medal.

From Maurine/Miles on Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 18:17:18 from 63.255.172.2

Funny - one of my coworkers that I usually take running came into town tonight for meetings. She was really shocked when I said I wasn't running right now. Then I pointed to my St. George and Pony Express Medals and said - 75+ miles of racing in 2 weeks did my feet in.

From crockett on Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 18:18:50 from 216.49.181.254

I had all my medals for the year hanging on our kitchen light. They were cool wind chimes. Finally my wife made me take them down.

From Maurine/Miles on Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 18:21:21 from 63.255.172.2

I have them all thumbtacked on my office wall. Which everybody sees as they walk into the rest of the office. I figure I spend more time here than at home, so can enjoy them more.

What do you do with the belt buckles?

From Smooth on Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 14:03:21 from 67.41.235.104

Davy ~ CONGRATZ again for a successful Pony Express...winning it and organizing it so well!

You are recovering marvelously! Are you running Goblin on Sat.? I hope so!

Will you share some of your wisdom and tips about blister? I ran in a pair of brand new trail shoes, 12 miles on the Park City Rail Trail in preparation for Goblin Valley. Got a blister on my right 4th toe. I seem to get it there with new shoes where the toes flex and the shoe's toe box bend. THANKS!

From crockett on Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 16:42:33 from 216.49.181.254

Smooth, didn't realize you were heading to Goblin Valley. That is great, it is a nice run, I did it their first year. Crease shoe blisters are a pain. Hopefully your shoes will break in and not be a problem. What I probably would do is tape that toe all the way around with some smooth medical tape, a type that won't come loose. If it comes loose, it is a real bother as it moves around inside the sock. I think that should do the trick until the crease stops. The tape has to be smooth so it doesn't rub against the neighbor toes. I also always lube my toes with Bag Balm.

From Smooth on Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 17:06:37 from 67.41.235.104

Thanks Davy! I'm going to get some Bag Balm and good tapes!

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