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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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Quad busting hill workout on the treadmill, four miles.  Two miles out on the pavement in the wind.

I'm looking forward to my Paria Canyon run Saturday.  In 2002, just two months after I becamed determined to get in shape when I was about 60 pounds heavier, somehow I got in my mind the idea to "run" Paria Canyon in one stretch with my brother-in-law Ed, who was in much better shape than me.  If you want some laughs, read my write-up.   This was there first time I even tried to do long miles in one stretch.  By the time I reached 20 miles, I was breaking down.   It would still be two years before I discovered ultras.

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Comments
From Smooth on Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 22:33:01 from 174.23.201.210

That was a fun read...leaky camelpak...running on painful knees...must sound silly to you now. Can't believe you guys hitch-hiked back. That swimming story is pretty cool...evidence of your hardcore determination!

GOOD LUCK re-visiting Paria Canyon this Sat.

From jun on Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 12:47:16 from 66.239.250.209

So, I guess not that much downtime before Boston? Or is running a 42 mile ultra a warm-up?

Oh, and I've cleared the 30th of this month for Nutty Putty. My wife is mad, but what's new? Ha.

From crockett on Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 13:02:42 from 216.49.181.254

Well, my problem is I just can't get too excited about a marathon, even Boston. The thought of running through canyons gets me very excited, much higher priority. I might even go down earlier on Friday to run some canyons during the day. Next week I'll taper/rest.

From jun on Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 13:04:58 from 66.239.250.209

Well sir, I can't blame you in the least. I got asked yesterday if I had plans to run a road marathon this year and my answer was a very honest "no". Plus, it's a week before. You'll have plenty of time to recover. I wouldn't pass up canyons either. When I lived in Cedar City I used to go canyoneering about every 2 weeks. In fact, my first real trailrunning experience was running the Subway. Did the whole thing in 2:20:00. We had no clue what we were doing, but that it was fun.

From crockett on Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 13:11:22 from 216.49.181.254

Yep, April is prime-time running in canyon country. Next week ultrajim is taking a group to the Grand Canyon. I'm jealous. Funny, I'm going to do Boston which people make a lifetime goal, and I kind of wish I was staying home. Oh well, my brother Bob will get me enthused about Boston, he's very focused on it. I'm mostly interested in witnessing all the hype and watching people.

From jun on Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 13:13:27 from 66.239.250.209

Once you get out there it will all kick in. It's hard to feel the electricity when it's primetime running season out here. When do you guys leave?

From crockett on Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 13:18:13 from 216.49.181.254

I may not even see my brother at Boston. He runs in the second wave, I'm in the first. I'll try to link up with him at the finish. I'm just doing a fairly quick in and out, flying in Saturday night, flying out Tuesday morning. Flying in to Hartford, CO, because it is cheaper. Staying Sunday night with a Novell friend out there for business.

From jun on Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 14:26:17 from 66.239.250.209

Oh, then just put that notch on your belt that you've run Boston and get back to work on the trails. So much to do.

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