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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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Total Distance
33.00
Montrail Wildwood - Red Miles: 7.00Mizuno Wave Elixer Miles: 26.00
Total Distance
7.00

After four days without running, I'm back in the saddle again.   Since I was going less then ten, I took the dog with me.  We were out the door around 4:30 a.m.   We ran up into the Lake Mountain foothills clear over to the access road making a loop and came back.  It was a nice cool morning.  The temperatures are coming down.  Fall is on the way.   I'm pleased to already feel fully recovered from my 100-mile run in only 5 days.  This is probably my fastest recovery.  Nice news since I have Bear 100 in a week.  I can't feel any ill effects anywhere and the legs feel good and strong.   I'll kick up the training a little for a few days.

I'm registering for the Boston Marathon today.   My brother registered so we'll make it a brother-bonding thing.  It had been one of his goals to go there.  Looks like it is three weeks after Moab 100, so that should be fine.

I did publish my full Wasatch 100 race report with pictures and pacer/runner commentary at www.crockettclan.org/blog

Montrail Wildwood - Red Miles: 7.00
Comments(5)
Total Distance
19.00

Ran into work again this morning.  This time I took the "scenic" route, adding about five miles to the commute.  Love those bonus miles.  This time I avoided running up boring Redwood Road and instead ran along the Jordan River Parkway all the way from my house up to the Jordan Narrows.  Then I ran up to the canal road and took that all the way to my workplace.  The run took me 3:20.   I ran some of it without a light to practice my "sneek up on runners in the dark" technique.  (See my Wasatch 100 report).  Also slowed when I almost ran right over a skunk!  The freaked me out and made me be more careful.

Lehi main 4.9 0:46
9600 N 7.1 1:09
River crossing 10.5 1:44
Redwood Road 12.5 2:07
3200W 15.2 2:42
work 19 3:20

Mizuno Wave Elixer Miles: 19.00
Comments(3)
Total Distance
7.00

Just doing maintenance runs for the next week before Bear 100.   Ran in the foothills with the dog. I'm now only 13 miles behind mile 2008 mileage at this point in the year.   Funny how close it is. Weight 172, near  my ultrarunning low.   Keep it down for the Bear 100.

Looking forward to the Bear 100.  What a way to bring in the fall season.  The colors in Logan Canyon an on the the ridges wll be amazing as usual.   I love the cool temperatures.  The race will have twice and many runners this year so the runner won't be as spread out.   Usually I can run for hours without seeing another runner.   I expect to have a good race.   If sucesseful, this will be my 5th straight Bear 100 finish.   You get a special jacket for finishing 5 in a row and became a "Bear Streaker."   It will be my 6th year there.   In 2004 I didn't finish, ran out of gas at mile 87.

Mizuno Wave Elixer Miles: 7.00
Comments(4)
Total Distance
33.00
Montrail Wildwood - Red Miles: 7.00Mizuno Wave Elixer Miles: 26.00
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