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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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12 hours of sleep did wonders.  I did fall asleep listening to the World Series on the radio and ended up dreaming about baseball all night.   With 24 hours passed since my JJ100 finish, I can check for any damage. Muscles came out OK.  I can go downstairs without grabbing the rail.  Just a little quad soreness.  I noticed a bruised left heel.  No blisters.   Some soreness in the knees and hips, but that is normal.   Looks like I will recover very fast.

Well, the racing season is over for me.   It has been a good year.   I set PRs at these distances: 5K, 10K, marathon, and 100-mile. I broke course PRs at these 100s: Tahoe Rim, Wasatch, Bear, and Pony Express.    Seven 100-mile finishes for 29 career finishes.

Comments
From Nevels on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 11:47:13 from 131.204.15.93

Congrats on an impressive Javelina finish, and on an even more impressive ultra season. I just hope to finish my season as solidly (mine wraps up with the Pinhoti 100 this weekend, but I don't think my recovery will be quite as quick as yours....)

From crockett on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 12:24:06 from 71.36.82.155

Good luck at Pinhoti 100. It sounds like an interesting race. It is nice that more 100s are being put together in the East.

From jun on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 13:08:34 from 66.239.250.209

What a fantastic year Davy. You are proving that you are still getting better, year after year, even though you haven't been running for a super long time. Congratulations on a terrific and successful year. I look forward to seeing what you do next year and hope to be a part of some of those experiences.

From Vis on Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 00:05:40 from 208.88.8.20

Very great year for you, Davy. You are a machine. BTW I really enjoy reading through your writings and ramblings and reports on your other blog. Keep inspiring. Maybe someday I'll earn a sub-24 belt buckle. Any tips for an aspiring ultra runner?

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