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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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Was lazy and slept in, got to love 9-hour sleep-ins, don't do that often.  I will probably do some running after work.   With the big mileage base done, tapering starts with focus on speed and heart rate.  Rex Lee 10K is on the schedule for Saturday with thousands of runners.  I've won my age group 2 out of the last 3 years, came in second in 2009.  Last year it was a 9K but this year it looks like they changed the course back to 10K.   PR could be possible.  It is a fair course, with hills, but few turns.   This year they are starting the 5K first, and the courses merge for the last 1K.  This means when I will merge, the 5K runners will really be slow, probably walkers.  That could be a problem.

p.m. Ran crazy fast on the treamill, three miles, each about 6:15 pace.  Hopefully by Friday 6:00 pace will feel more comfortable.  Not so right now, the old legs and heart don't like it.  The danger doing this is pulling a muscle or putting too much stress on the bad knee.  I'll watch out.  But this week it is about speed.    Next week probably hills.

Mizuno Wave Elixer 5 - Black Miles: 3.00
Comments
From jun on Mon, Mar 07, 2011 at 16:53:56 from 205.158.160.209

Go get 'em speedy. When will you start your 10k training, thursday?

From crockett on Mon, Mar 07, 2011 at 20:02:33 from 71.36.86.94

Five day training program. For the 5K is was three days. I figure this is a little bit further, so need a couple more days to be in tip-top shape.

Or maybe it is a two-week program. Week 1: run 128 miles. Week 2: make your feet move so fast they fall off.

From Jon on Mon, Mar 07, 2011 at 20:11:24 from 98.71.146.21

I can't believe how much you are tapering for a 10k!

From crockett on Mon, Mar 07, 2011 at 20:51:03 from 71.36.86.94

Yep its going to be a big time taper to get ready for the 10K. I'll probably only do a third of last week's miles. Its all about rest baby! 6.2 is tough.

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