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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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Mizuno Wave Elixer 6 - White Miles: 27.00Hoka MaFate Miles: 15.00La Sportiva Wildcat Red Miles: 20.00
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Tough incline treadmill and JRP run.   The controlled environment of the treadmill seemed to help the leg.  Very little pain afterwards.  For the first time in 10 months I could run with some speed on JRP.  Quite a difference from a month ago.  

I signed up for Javelina Jundred in Phoenix area, the weekend after Pony Express.  It will be my second time running there.   I'll have to do a little heat training.  Although last year they had some terrible rain during the race.   Last time I did run a sub-24, but had a really bad last 20 miles.   If I was healthy and in shape, a sub-20 would be within reach.   I suspect that sub-24 will be the goal.

So if all goes well this year, I'll still come away with four 100-mile finishes and perhaps 100 at Across the Years.   That wouldn't be bad at all for less that 1,000 miles running so far this year.

Mizuno Wave Elixer 6 - White Miles: 10.00
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Same morning routine as yesterday.   The forecast for The Bear is looking good.

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Tough treadmill.   Leg felt good.

Timp summit #76.  Probably last of the year.   Went up in the evening.   Had the trail to myself except for two guys, two girls with packs and sleeping bags.  The girls were really wide-eyed as they watched me run past.   Fall is really here.  The trees are turning great colors and it got chilly right after sunset.   Coming down, running across the basin, I notice those college kids had taken the wrong trail at the basin.   That happens often in the dark.  The groups get convinced that it is faster and easier taking the trail directly in the direction of the summit.  They always get a nice surprise, longer and harder.  Their headlamps watched me closely coming down.  The rest of the way I had the trail totally to myself because the next groups don't start until midnight and I finished at about 10:30 p.m.   Going down, I had decided to run back up and do a double, but once down, going home for a good night's sleep seemed more attractive.

I felt very little leg pain and had good strength.   I think I'm ready to go attach The Bear 100.   Hopeing for at least a sub-30-hour finish.

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Ran about 20 miles up above American Fork canyon.  Wow, the colors are really coming out.  Get up there soon.   I started at Alpine Loop Summit, ran the Ridge Trail to Rock Spring and then half way to Pole Line pass, descended to Forest Lake and then down to the main dirt road, super highway for ATVs.  Ran almost to Tibble Fork Res, and then ran up trail 40 to the Mud Spring Trail, connected to the Ridge Trail with a couple miles back to my car.  I took a bunch of video....I'll patch those together and post on Facebook.   It was an amazing afternoon, perfect running weather up there.   Nice last long run before The Bear.

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Mizuno Wave Elixer 6 - White Miles: 27.00Hoka MaFate Miles: 15.00La Sportiva Wildcat Red Miles: 20.00
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