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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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Last night I read in Ultramagazine how Jenna Gruben died in a car accident on the way home from Moab Red Hot in February. I ran in that race. She placed 3rd among the women in the 33K.  Very fast.   I guess that really bothered me because all night I was dreaming about the Moab course and I felt so bad for those who were close to her.  She was from Colorado.

So, I didn't get a great-night's sleep and turned the alarm off to get a bit more.

p.m.

Stupid sinus infection is back.  Back on antibiotics.  Treadmill 10 miles, 7:30 pace with 5% incline, plenty of step-offs, but the pace felt comfortable.

OK, so much for resting and tapering.  On early Saturday morning, I'm planning on running the Paria River down in Southern Utah, Northern Arizona.  The canyon runs from east of Kanab to Lees Ferry on the Colorado River.   I've done the route three times before.  My brother and his sons, and sons-in-law are doing a backpack of the canyon starting on Thursday.   I'll run in Saturday morning, catch up with them and help them finish.  For most of it, there is not trail, just a giant slot canyon with about 400 river crossings.  There are some springs along the way.   I would probably start after midnight and catch them by mid-morning and hopefully exit by early afternoon.  The entire route is roughly 40 miles but it is tough to run it fast.   I'd be doing much of it during the dark.

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Comments
From Jon on Tue, Apr 06, 2010 at 12:56:43 from 75.169.141.196

Yeah, sad. I had seen that on a few blogs right after it happened.

From Bryce on Tue, Apr 06, 2010 at 23:02:55 from 174.52.190.220

Very sad about Jenna, so sorry for those close to her.

Sounds like you are running very strong right now!

Have you heard any reports on R2R2R condtions this year? thinking of heading down this weekend.

From Smooth on Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 00:48:31 from 174.23.201.210

You're writing new rules on tapering! Have FUN running the Paria River. Be careful!

From crockett on Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 10:28:38 from 216.49.181.254

Looks like conditions in the GC would be great this weekend. A little warm at the bottom, in the 80s. North Kaibab water should be on at the Roaring Springs cabin unless there has been a broken pipe somewhere this winter. No water from there to the top and back.

From Jon on Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 22:35:50 from 75.169.143.136

Is Paria the one you and Bob were talking about in the car last Nov?

From Bryce on Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 23:52:07 from 174.52.190.220

Thanks Davey.

From crockett on Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 17:57:34 from 71.36.72.18

Jon, Yep probably the same run we were talking about. Bob started today at 1:00 p.m. with two sons and three sons-in-laws. I think they are biting off more than they think, trying to cover 40 miles by Saturday afternoon. The river crossings and sand make it pretty tough with packs. Just wears on you. I'll probably start around midnight Friday night and try to cover 30 miles to catch up with them by morning. No pack for me. This is one of the most spectacular hike/runs I've ever done. I'll do it in the dark, but it still will be a hoot. There is nothing like running through giant slot canyons in the dark.

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