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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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Thu, Jan 19, 2012

Total Distance

6.00

Treadmill. A little rough today, but I can expect ups and downs. I'm still hoping for that day that once I warm up for a few miles, the pain disappears. I was able to test things out for a little while at 8:00 pace. After holding it there for awhile the pain does go down. It isn't terrible, just always there. Similar pain points felt in the last 10 miles of ATY.

I looked back in my blog and see that the last time I hammered my knee pretty bad was Thanksgiving weekend 2009 from a long Grand Canyon run. I see that it took seven weeks for the knee to calm down and the pain to go away. A couple weeks later I did run my best Rocky Raccoon. The rest probably helped. The first five weeks I only ran 125 miles. In the 7th week I was able to do 20-mile runs.

Well, the difference now is that I only have a total of five weeks to recover, just 16 more days. I'm still hoping I will. Last time the pain was centralized in the joint area that is low in cartilege. This time the pain is more diverse, going down the Tibia bone. Can't figure it out. The knee cap is also a little loose, so it doesn't track exactly right, causing other pains. I know those won't last once the knee tightens up more.

Unless there is a setback, I still plan to run Rocky. Sometimes with this crazy knee after running 10-15 miles, everything calms down, perhaps due to a little swelling protection. So, I can always hope for that.

Mizuno Wave Elixer 6 - White Miles: 6.00

Comments

From Dragonvulture on Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 16:25:58 from 65.44.116.4

Good luck on recovery, yes the good news is your legs should be really fresh, maybe a little rusty, but fresh rust.

From Andrea on Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 16:31:03 from 72.37.171.52

It makes me hurt to read your blog daily right now.

From crockett on Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 16:33:57 from 216.49.181.254

Thanks to both of you. I'll survive. I did write a little piece on dealing with injuries on my blog at: http://www.crockettclan.org/blog/?p=960

From Smooth on Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 21:37:24 from 75.162.95.99

Crossing my fingers for a speedy recovery! I watched "Running the Sahara" today and thought about you and your *ultra tougher than diamond toughness*! I will be flying to Houston on

Fri night Feb 3...sending positive vibes your way!

From crockett on Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 10:50:55 from 216.49.181.254

Thanks Smooth. I'll be flying in through Austin that day, the flight was cheaper. Flatlander is going to host me and do some pacing.

From Lulu Walls on Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 20:55:56 from 166.70.240.95

I liked you dealing with injury post. Some good ideas in there that I can use myself right now :)

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