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How this man went from 230-pound couch potato to ultramarathoner

Ultramarathon runner Davy Crockett runs along the Utah Lake Parkway Trail in Saratoga Springs as he trains on Tuesday, April 8.

Ultramarathon runner Davy Crockett runs along the Utah Lake Parkway Trail in Saratoga Springs as he trains on Tuesday, April 8. (Isaac Hale, Deseret News )


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I'm going to meet Davy Crockett — that's his real name — on a trail at the north end of Utah Lake. It's not the wild frontier, but he is the king in these parts. He's the ultrarunning man. He has run 109 100-mile races. He is the 15th person in the world to finish 100 races at that distance. He is the foremost historian of his sport in the U.S. How he has time to pause for an interview is beyond me. I throw my running shoes in the car.

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