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The energetic Andy Edwards has been talking this week with Dave McGillivray, the race director of the Boston Marathon. The world’s oldest annual marathon, first run in 1897, is usually held in April, but this year it’s scheduled for October 11 because of the global coronavirus pandemic. But that date is contingent on big road races with tens of thousands of runners being allowed as part of the reopening plan in the northeast U.S. state of Massachusetts.
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Dave talks about his business (DMSE) pivoting during the pandemic, how running can raise self-esteem, injury prevention, and much more.
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He typically runs the Boston Marathon after everybody else. This year Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillvray ran a loop near his home – over and over again.
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On April 12, three days before the 123rd running of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, the BAA received a dire warning about the anticipated race day weather conditions. They were told "with real confidence" that race day would feature 38-41 degrees, heavy rain and wind out of the east from 20-30mph—conditions almost identical to 2018. The BAA sent out an email blast to participants, which produced groans around the world.
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NEWTON, Mass. — Newton North senior Nick Norwitz had his heart and mind set on running this year's Boston Marathon for nearly a year.
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Jenny Johnson talks with Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray about today's race.
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In the weeks leading up to the 2014 Boston Marathon, Dave McGillivray was steeled with certitude and torn with indecision. As race director of the venerable, star-crossed marathon, McGillivray knew what he wanted. As the father of young children, he didn't.
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Boston Marathon Director David McGillivray shares his thoughts on the organization, safety and importance of this year's Marathon. Check out this Friday's Eagle-Tribune for "Staying Strong", a special section featuring locals reflecting on both last year's and this year's Boston Marathon.
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David McGillivray is the race director for the Boston Athletic Association, he recounts his unique story of participating and directing the Boston Marathon for over X years. Dave discusses the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing tragedy and how the BAA has responded for 2014.
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Dave McGillivray talks with John, Gerry and Kirk about the preparations for the 2014 Boston Marathon.
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Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray talks about what runners can expect along the Boston Marathon route this year.
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Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray talks about what security measures have been taken along the Boston Marathon route this year.
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Last Friday, registration for time-qualifiers for the 2014 Boston Marathon closed. The Boston Athletic Association expanded the field size to 36,000 to allot for the expected high interest in running the 2014 race.
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Dave McGillivray has one of the hardest jobs in the racing industry: getting over 20,000 runners safely from Hopkinton to Boston on the third Monday of every April. The 58-year-old McGillivray, who founded DMSE (Dave McGillivray Sports Enterprises) in 1981, has served as the Boston Marathon’s race director since 1988.
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Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray says race officials are ready for the high heat expected for today's race. Lara Salahi reports live from the race start in Hopkinton.
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If you were the man responsible for nearly every detail of the world's most famous marathon, what would you do when the race is over? If you're Dave McGillivray, you'd go run 26.2 miles.
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Mbarak Hussein hopes to complete well into his 50s and 60s, inspiring younger runners the way older runners motivate him. Chris Kimbrough simply hopes to compete more frequently. Hussein and Kimbrough were the overall winners of the inaugural Fit to Run Fit to Dream 8-kilometer race, USA Track and Field's national championship for Master's Class runners age 40 and above.
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