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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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A year into the coronavirus pandemic, Americans are painfully aware that overcoming the scourge is a marathon, not a sprint.
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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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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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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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Anybody that knows or has heard of Dave McGillivray understands that each year brings on new challenges.
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BURLINGTON — The 14th annual Lahey Health 5K Cancer Walk & Run is expected to be held on Saturday, June 27, at Burlington High School with a start time of 8 a.m.
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FALMOUTH — From the start line next to Captain Kidd in Woods Hole to posters at each mile marker and displays on the bib numbers of each runner, New Balance Falmouth Road Race participants from around the world will be reminded of the event’s founder this weekend.
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Boston — DMSE Sports is thrilled to announce its exciting new partnership with lululemon for the inaugural lululemon San Diego 10K, set to run on Sunday, November 10, 2019 at 7:00am PST.
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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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WBZ-TV's Lisa Hughes talks to Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray, who will run the course after having a serious heart condition.
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Thousands of people from around the world run the Boston Marathon each year.
But race director Dave McGillivray estimates there’s only a handful of people for whom the race course is as familiar as the back of their hands.
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As we head into the final weeks before the Boston Marathon Mark speaks with Dave McGillivray, the race director for this iconic event. Then John Stanton shares his memories of Terry Fox as an incredible athlete along with details on an event that commemorates the anniversary of the Marathon of Hope. Plus a Yukon-based writer shares the lessons she learned after her participation in the Yukon Arctic Ultra was cut short.
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New on The Boston Marathon Podcast, Tom sits down with Dave McGillivray, race director of the Boston Marathon.
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There will be something waiting for every runner who completes the New Balance Falmouth Road Race on Sunday.
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Odds are, you’ve heard of the Boston Marathon, which takes place outside of Fenway Park and around the city of Boston. Now, what if they ran a marathon, but put it inside of Fenway Park? Come Sept. 15, we’re about to find out.
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Despite summery conditions that exacted a higher toll on the competitors who ran the bulk of the race during the afternoon, more than 97 percent (26,411) of the 27,211 starters completed Monday’s 121st Boston Marathon.
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