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Are your kids going a little stir crazy, looking for new things to do? I have the perfect activity – The Dream Big Marathon which consists of running 26 miles, reading 26 books, and doing 26 acts of kindness. This addresses three important pillars – health and fitness, education, and giving back. This can be done over any period of time – a week, a month, whatever works.
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HINGHAM — Elementary school students got a lesson in determination as part of a special program aimed at getting kids to set goals and to get active.
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On August 29th, 1978 Boston Marathon Race Director, Dave McGillivray ran into Fenway Park in front of over 30, 000 cheering Red Sox fans as he finished an epic run across America. The lap around Fenway was the final leg of McGillivray’s 3,452-mile cross country run to raise money for the Jimmy Fund.
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Westford’s Nancy Feehrer knew a great thing when she saw it. After watching Boston Marathon Director Dave McGillivray speak to Abbot students about perseverance and determination, Freehrer hatched the idea for a children’s book collaboration. The twist – the book would be written with the help of the very students who sat before McGillivray that November day, hanging on his every word.
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BOSTON – Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray ran his 46th Boston Marathon last night, shortly after completing his duties directing the world’s most famous road race.
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Dave McGillivray can tie his accomplishments back to a single life experience.
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Dave McGillivray, race director of the Boston Marathon and the New Balance Falmouth Road Race, has run across the United States, swam from Martha’s Vineyard to Falmouth, and done the Boston Marathon blindfolded.
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As a young boy, Dave McGillivray wanted to be a professional athlete, but he was too small to be picked for any teams. His new children's book, "Dream Big," recounts his first Boston Marathon and why he runs every year.
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Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray has run 155 marathons including 45 straight in Boston, completed the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii nine times, and finished numerous endurance races for charity.
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And speaking of favorites, have you seen what Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray is up to? As if he doesn’t have enough on his plate, with this year’s marathon just 22 days away, McGillivray was feted at a launch party last week at Tresca in the North End as his new children’s book, “Dream Big: A Story of Courage and Determination,” was unveiled.
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THE EAGLE-TRIBUNE
Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray, of North Andover, has run the marathon 45 times, directed it for 30 years and run across the country for charity.
Most recently, he ran seven marathons in seven days ... in seven continents. It was probably the most difficult and enthralling adventure of his life.
Until this one, a children's book he wrote: "Dream Big, A True Story on Courage and Determination."
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BOSTON — Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray has run the marathon 45 times, directed it for 30 years and run across the country for charity. This year, he's also written a children's book.
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Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray makes it look easy, whether he’s running his age in miles or tackling 7 marathons in 7 days around the world. Recently, McGillivray released his first children’s book.
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Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray, 62, has run more than 150,000 miles and 145 marathons, including the last 44 Boston Marathons.
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