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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.or g/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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Heating pad treatment on the calves overnight. Seemed to help. I'll still have some soreness tomorrow. It could loosen up and not be a problem or could seize up. If this were a 100-miler, I doubt if I would start. But this is just a fun 100K. It would be nice to set a PR at this distance. The only other 100K I've run is KM100 which is a crazy slow 100K. At ATY 2007, I reached 100K distance at just under 12 hours. At Pony Express this year, I would have been close to that mark, but I sat in the car for a rest right before the 100K mark. So beating 12 hours would be nice.

I'm heading out to the island this afternoon to help Jim set up.

Predictions. I think two runners from Colorado are the favories, Zach Hermsen and Tim Long. Zach ran a sub-24 at Leadville this year. Tim ran Bear in 23 hours. I don't believe I can keep up with them. There are also two swift guys from Wyoming who have run sub-8 50s, Christopher Dingman and Chris Lundberg, but they haven't race over 50 before. Can they keep up the speed past 50? Probably. Then there are about nine others that are about my speed if my legs will work.

Comments

From jun on Fri, Nov 05, 2010 at 11:49:27 from 66.239.250.209

Wow, stiff competition. You know the course well though and that could be a big advantage; knowing when to push and knowing when to hold back. Good luck.

From crockett on Fri, Nov 05, 2010 at 13:25:35 from 216.49.181.254

Looks like some others have signed up, Phil Lowry, Brian Beckstead, Ed (from pony Express), and others.

From jun on Fri, Nov 05, 2010 at 13:30:05 from 66.239.250.209

Well, that doesn't seem to matter: Phil has lost his mojo now that he's moved up Narth, Brian will be in his prototype shoes which should fall apart at around mile 30, and Ed will probably be doing a back-to-back 100k somewhere in CO on Sunday, so he'll hold back (he'll also miss his flight, but that's a different story).

From Scott Wesemann on Fri, Nov 05, 2010 at 13:33:58 from 66.239.250.209

Good luck with your race and your calf.

From crockett on Fri, Nov 05, 2010 at 13:34:30 from 216.49.181.254

Looks like Ed ran JJ100 a week after Pony Express with a pretty good time 24 hours and change.

From crockett on Fri, Nov 05, 2010 at 13:46:55 from 216.49.181.254

Ed ran JJ100 a week after Pony Express and finished in 24:00:50. Pretty good. Impressive a week after PET100.

From jun on Fri, Nov 05, 2010 at 14:02:55 from 66.239.250.209

For sure. That guy is definitely strong and pretty fast. He didn't seem to like the heat at PE. I would imagine that tomorrow's temps will be a lot better for him. It will be interesting to see how things play out.

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