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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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My 6th straight 100-mile training week.  The string will break next week as I taper, but the following week could be a 200-mile week.  Hitting 500 miles for the month is likely.

All systems go for Across the Years 48-hour run in 12 days.  No injuries.  Training for this event is pretty different.  The goal is to feel very comfortable running 10-12-minute miles forever.  I think I'm there.  I feel comfortable running 8-minute miles on the treadmill forever.   Also, I can now do a 15-mile treadmil workout easily without my mind going crazy, so the mental training is there for the continuous 1-mile loops.  With all the inclines, the hip muscles seem stronger.  Also I've worked the core, lower abs harder than ever.

Jay Aldous is running a 24-hour run today, invitation only event.  I think he should do fantastic.  It will be interesting to see how far he goes.

Hoka Bondi B - New Miles: 20.00
Comments
From Riley on Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 12:36:52 from 174.52.222.12

I have never heard of anything so insane as a 48 hour run. You are incredibly talented. Good luck. I will be watching the blog to see how you do.

From crockett on Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 12:43:19 from 71.32.235.128

There will be on-line tracking (each lap recorded real-time, and webcam), I'll post how to follow the race as it get closer.

From Jon on Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 17:19:51 from 98.71.146.224

Davy- got a friend wanting to travel out west for a 50k this summer, his first. My recommendations to him were Bighorn 50k, North Fork, Tahoe Rim, and Golden Gate. You've done TR and Bighorn- would you say those were great races worth flying 2000 miles for? (I know you did the 100, not 50k)

From crockett on Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 22:04:08 from 71.32.235.128

I don't know North Fork or Golden Gate. Between Bighorn and Tahoe Rim, I would probably choose Bighorn, although more expensive to fly to. I personally would never fly to a 50K, but that isn't my distance. I don't fly to 50s either. What is nice about Bighorn is the mountains, wild flowers, a more remote feeling. Tahoe is nice because there are other things to do while out there such as the Celebrity Golf tourney, Lake Tahoe, Reno, etc.

From jun on Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 23:26:22 from 174.23.163.223

What's the race Jay was invited to? He should do really, really well.

From cachedout on Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 02:01:10 from 166.147.127.96

Jay just ran a 13:52 100 mile time and broke the WORLD RECORD for men aged 50-54. Holy crap.

From crockett on Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 11:07:58 from 71.32.235.128

Desert Solstice put on by the Coureys on a highschool track. Looks like he did the 100 instead of 24-hour. Finished in second, 13:52. Wonder how far he could have gone if he continued. The 24-hour results weren't terribly impressive except for the winning woman.

From crockett on Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 11:10:41 from 71.32.235.128

I believe for Jay's age group he set US records for 50-miles, 100K, 12-hours, and a world record for 100 miles.

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