Old Man Still running

April 30, 2024

Recent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesCrockett's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageWeek ViewMonth ViewYear View
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2008200920102011201220132014201520162017
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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

Favorite Blogs:

Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Total Distance
0.00

Lows and Highs.  Yesterday afternoon after being on my feet working on my car for a half hour my lower leg swelled up and the pain was terrible, I could hardly walk at all.  I was so discouraged, wondering if I would be a cripple forever.

So, I spent the evening with me leg up and with ice on the bad spots, and plenty of anti-inflamitories.  By late evening all the swelling was down and I could walk almost pain free.  That really gave me hope.

But, when I get up in the morning, just the time on the feet and getting into work gets the swelling and pain going again.  This is pretty amazing.

Hopefully I'll start getting some answers.  Tomorrow is a doctor day.  I'll go see the ortho about the leg, and then go upstairs to see about a new problem with my hand.

It sucks to be old.

 

Comments
From cachedout on Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 16:29:49 from 24.10.223.155

Damn. This is no good. At least it's happening at the ideal of time of year (if there is one). Better now than June. Hope all goes well with the ortho.

From crockett on Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 16:49:53 from 216.49.181.254

Yep, right now at work I can barely walk, the worst it has been at work. I fear I'm going to have to be totally off my feet for a week to crack this. Yep, right time of year. If I'm not ready by May, I'll move NorthCoast 24-hour to the September edition of that race. Then, nothing until Cascade Crest. I was wise to not enter a bunch of races.

From cachedout on Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 16:56:05 from 24.10.223.155

I know you're gonna love this suggestion, but maybe a pair of crutches would help get some weight off that leg?

From Smooth on Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 17:11:12 from 174.27.202.70

I am so sorry to hear of your struggles with the swelling and pain. Hope you get some answers at the ortho and can move on with what needs to take place to heal up. Good luck! Sending healing thoughts your way!

From jun on Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 17:27:36 from 205.158.160.209

Wheelchair

From Dorsimus on Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 18:48:08 from 67.2.26.13

Or one of those cool scooters that you can kneel on...

Or a Rascal.

From crockett on Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 19:44:58 from 71.36.82.1

Do those work on the trails?

From Dorsimus on Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 19:54:39 from 67.2.26.13

Ooh, I don't know, this one looks like it might work...

http://www.spinlife.com/Pride-Wrangler-PMV-4-Wheel-Heavy-Duty/High-Weight-Capacity-Scooter/spec.cfm?productID=477

The downside is it only has a 20 mile range.

:)

Add Your Comment.
  • Keep it family-safe. No vulgar or profane language. To discourage anonymous comments of cowardly nature, your IP address will be logged and posted next to your comment.
  • Do not respond to another person's comment out of context. If he made the original comment on another page/blog entry, go to that entry and respond there.
  • If all you want to do is contact the blogger and your comment is not connected with this entry and has no relevance to others, send a private message instead.
Only registered users with public blogs are allowed to post comments. Log in with your username and password or create an account and set up a blog.
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):