[2][3] His professional running career began on July 21, 1984, when he ran in the Victorian Cross Country Championship with a time of 50:02 in the 16 km race.
He has also competed in Germany, Japan, Belgium, England, and the United States.
[4] More than 5,000 runners started in Minneapolis, Minnesota and headed to the finish line in the state capital city, St. Paul.
Norwood battled with a pack of 20, and emerged in the last miles on Summit Avenue with just one other runner, U.S. Olympian Bob Kempainen.
With a final kick, Norwood moved ahead, beating Kempainen by only 2 seconds, winning in 2:12:10.