Tom Green (born 1950/1)[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.[2]
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.[3]
Green is known as "grandfather of ultrarunning", and the "original ultrarunner"[4]
He has run over 280 ultramarathons.[5]
He previously attended Concord University.[6]
Green is a carpenter by trade.[1]
In 2014, Tom Green ran 100 miles (160 km) in the Western States Endurance Run and finished in under 30 hours. He was 63 years old.[7]
On April 20, 2015,[1] 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.[4]
In September 2017, Green finished the Yeti 100 Endurance Run[8] with a time of 29:46:43.[9]