VIRTUAL RACES GIVE MARATHONERS A CHANCE TO COMPETE ON THEIR OWN

BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK

Each August, in normal times, about 13,000 people run seven miles up the Massachusetts coastline as part of the Falmouth Road Race. To kick off this year’s event, my wife held a watch in the air and yelled, “Go!” I took off running down a narrow trail where we live—in Munich. I’d always been skeptical of virtual races, which allow runners to participate from afar. Why pay someone a registration fee to run around your own neighborhood?

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AUDIO: DAVE MCGILLIVRAY—RACE DIRECTOR OF THE BOSTON MARATHON, ATHLETE, AUTHOR, PHILANTHROPIST

SIX MINUTE MILE

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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A RACE LIKE NO OTHER: BAA LAUNCHES VIRTUAL BOSTON MARATHON

GBH

The 124th Boston Marathon finally got underway this weekend, but virtually — meaning runners do the work, and an interactive app augments the experience.

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MCGILLIVRAY ORGANIZES FIRST-EVER MARATHON TO BE RUN COMPLETELY INSIDE FENWAY PARK

THE EAGLE-TRIBUNE

Dave McGillivray never got to second base inside Fenway Park.

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THE BOSS OF BOSTON: 5 QUESTIONS WITH DAVE MCGILLIVRAY

COMPETITOR.COM

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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VIDEO: LIVE FROM HOPKINTON - DAVE MCGILLIVRAY READY FOR HEAT

THE BOSTON GLOBE

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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THE BOSTON WRANGLER

RUNNER'S WORLD

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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HUSSEIN, KIMBROUGH WIN INAUGURAL MASTERS 8K RACES

DAILY PRESS

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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VIDEO: RACE DIRECTOR DAVE MCGILLIVRAY DISCUSSES THE START OF THE 2011 BOSTON MARATHON

THE BOSTON MARATHON

Race Director Dave McGillivray outlines the start, corral system, and implementation of the third wave at the 2011 Boston Marathon.

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