Tom McGrath

Tom McGrath (born c. 1950 in Ederney, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. ) is an Irish-American ultra-runner. He has run over 200,000 miles to raise money for charities. Due to his 1977 run across America (which he did in a then-record 53 days) and other accolades, he has been nicknamed The Irish Forrest Gump. For five consecutive years, he ran 1,000 miles around New York’s Central Park for charity. In May 1991, McGrath received the Jefferson award sponsored by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis for representing New York State for Charity Services.

Since the 1990s, McGrath has owned and run The Black Sheep, a bar in midtown Manhattan. He carried the Olympic Torch as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. 225 Miles, 7 Days January 2013 Charity Cancer Run for Shane Hoey, at Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, New York 5 Hours December 2012 Charity Cancer Run for baby Oscar Knox, at Juniper Pk, Maspeth, Queens, New York 5 Hours July 2012 250 Mile Solo Run for the John Barry Memorial at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 8 Days May 2012 500 km Charity Run for Croi, West of Ireland 10 Days October 2011 Six Counties 300 Miles Charity Run, Northern Ireland 10 Days June 1999 10 Hour Charity Run, Bronx, New York 10 Hours Summer 1996 Carried Olympic Torch through New York City for Atlanta Olympics N/A October 1994 500 Miles - Raised $100,000 to rebuild Central Park Track N/A October 1992 1,000 Mile Solo Run for Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Dept. of Pediatrics 15 Days, 15.75 Hours October 1991 1,000 Mile Solo Run for Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Dept. of Pediatrics 15 Days, 4.5 Hours October 1990 1,000 Mile Solo Run for Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Dept. of Pediatrics 15 Days, 22 Hours June 1989 1,000 Mile Solo Run for Project Children 16 Days, 21 Hours June 1988 1,000 Mile IAU World Championship for UNICEF 3rd Place - 15 Days, 18 Hours November 1987 New York - 5 Day Race 3rd Place - 357 Miles November 1986 New York - 5 Day Race 4th Place - 291 Miles January 1985 Pennsylvania - 48 Hour Race 224 Miles November 1984 New York - 24 Hour Race 3rd Place - 130 Miles July 1984 New York - 6 Day Race 326 Miles July 1984 USA 100 Mile Championship 3rd Place - 14 Hours, 52 Minutes June 1984 Kelly Games - 10 Hours 76 Miles May 1984 Ireland - 24 Hour Race 1st Place - 126 Miles March 1984 New York - 12 Hour Race 2nd Place - 76 Miles December 1983 Great Irish Run for Mentally Handicapped, Solo 630 Miles, 7.5 Days July 1981 New York Run for Charity 75 Miles January 1978 Ireland Run for Charity 50 Miles August 1977 New York to San Francisco - Guinness Book of Records for Fastest Time Cross Country 3,046 Miles - 53 Days, 7 Minutes - 57.1 Miles per day