Tom Green (runner)

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

Green is known as "grandfather of ultrarunning", and the "original ultrarunner"[2]

He has run over 280 ultramarathons.[3]

He previously attended Concord University.[4]

Green is a carpenter by trade.[5]

On April 20 of 2015,[6] 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 cartoid artery received some damage. Upon reaching the Shock Treament Center in Baltimore, Maryland, he was put into a medicially induced coma for two weeks.[2]

References

  1. ↑ June 11, 2012 (2012-06-11). "The First Grand Slammer: Tom Green". Irunfar.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  2. 1 2 Gintzler, Ariella. "Trail Running Legend Tom Green Hospitalized". www.trailrunnermag.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  3. ↑ "Tom Green: The Unsung Icon". Trailrunnermag.com. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  4. ↑ "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. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  5. ↑ "Endurance sports - Freak accident can't keep ultrarunning legend Tom Green down". Espn.go.com. 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  6. ↑ "Freak accident hasn't stopped ultra legend Tom Green". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.


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