Tom Green (runner) explained

Tom Green (born 1950/1) is an ultra-runner and the first man to complete the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning. He earned this distinction when there were only five 100-mile trail races in the United States.[1]

He joined the Howard County Striders and is now in their hall of fame for his accomplishments. As a Strider, Tom has completed more than 175 ultramarathons.[2]

Green is known as "grandfather of ultrarunning", and the "original ultrarunner"[3]

He has run over 280 ultramarathons.[4]

He previously attended Concord University.[5]

Green is a carpenter by trade.[6]

In 2014, Tom Green ran in the Western States Endurance Run and finished in under 30 hours. He was 63 years old.[7]

On April 20, 2015, Green was trimming a branch from a tree and the branch fell and hit Green in the head 'like a baseball bat' Green was airlifted to a hospital and received multiple skull fractures and some inner ear damage. His carotid artery received some damage. Upon reaching the Shock Treatment Center in Baltimore, Maryland, he was put into a medically induced coma for two weeks.

In September 2017, Green finished the Yeti 100 Endurance Run[8] with a time of 29:46:43.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The First Grand Slammer: Tom Green . Irunfar.com . 2012-06-11 . 2016-05-05.
  2. Web site: Hall of Fame - Thomas Green. www.striders.net. 2016-05-10.
  3. Web site: Trail Running Legend Tom Green Hospitalized. Gintzler. Ariella. www.trailrunnermag.com. 2016-05-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160513194905/http://www.trailrunnermag.com/people/profiles/1737-trail-running-legend-tom-green-hospitalized-. 2016-05-13.
  4. Web site: Tom Green: The Unsung Icon . Trailrunnermag.com . 2015-12-01 . 2016-05-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160426150307/http://www.trailrunnermag.com/people/profiles/1978-the-unsung-icon-tom-green . 2016-04-26 .
  5. Web site: Tom Green Ultrarunner | A laid-back Columbia man is a pioneer in running races of 50 miles or longer - tribunedigital-baltimoresun . Articles.baltimoresun.com . 2007-11-21 . 2016-05-05.
  6. Web site: Endurance sports - Freak accident can't keep ultrarunning legend Tom Green down . Espn.go.com . 2016-03-25 . 2016-05-05.
  7. Web site: Ultrarunning Pioneer Critically Injured. 2015-04-28. Runner's World. 2016-05-10.
  8. Web site: After A Near-Fatal Brain Injury, Tom Green Runs 100 Miles . Trail Runner . 8 September 2021.
  9. Web site: 2017 Yeti 100 Mile Endurance Run Results (100 Miles) . Ultrarunning . 8 September 2021.

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