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"During the 1980s, Norm
Green was pretty much in a class by himself among masters runners. At
age 52, he recorded 2:25:51 for the marathon and eventually became the
first male distance runner to be elected to the USATF Masters Hall of
Fame. Bouts with prostate cancer and various injuries seemingly ended
his running career, but Green mounted a comeback two years ago. "It’s
more fun to compete in the circuit than to watch others compete,"
Green, now 74, says of his return to competition. His efforts over the
past year have included a 36:41 for five miles, 46:41 for 10K, 1:08:54
for 15K, and 1:14:41 for 10 miles.
"I accept that my training
pace is now in the 7:30 to 8:00 per mile range and not in the sub
six-minute pace of my 50s," Green adds. "I accept that at least one day
off of running per week will enable me to extend my running life. Most
of all, I accept that I can compete locally but will no longer set
national records or win major national events." A native of Oakland,
CA, Green did a 4:31.6 mile in high school and lowered that to 4:24 at
the University of California at Berkeley before giving up the sport
after his sophomore year due to a heavy study load. After earning his
bachelor’s degree, Green studied for three more years at Baptist
Divinity School and was then ordained a Baptist minister. He married
his high school sweetheart and they raised four children. Initially, he
served as a pastor but in 1969 accepted a position at the
"headquarters" of the American Baptist National Ministries in Valley
Forge.
Green returned to regular
exercise in 1968, but didn’t get serious about competition again until
1981. In addition to that 2:25:51 at age 52, he did a 2:27:42 at age
55, making him the oldest American to break 2:30."
gave me, and ran 6 miles easy out on the highway. Spareribs
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