MARATHON NOTEBOOK: DESI LINDEN, 2018 CHAMPION, TO RUN 125TH BOSTON MARATHON IN OCTOBER

THE MILFORD DAILY NEWS

Dave McGillivray actually ran 27.2 miles on Monday. The Marathon's race director rose at 4 a.m. to run 26.2 miles near his North Andover neighborhood, the 49th time he has run a marathon on Patriots Day - the first 47 coming at the Boston Marathon, which hasn't been held in person since 2019 because of the pandemic.

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MCGILLIVRAY & SON: RACE DIRECTOR PIVOTS BUSINESS AND TEAMS WITH SON TO VACCINATE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS

THE EAGLE-TRIBUNE | YAHOO NEWS

Outside of grocery and liquor stores, the pandemic has wreaked havoc on practically everyone and everything, including the business of race director and promoter extraordinaire Dave McGillivray.

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246TH REVOLUTIONARY WAR LANTERN LIGHTING KICKS OFF PATRIOTS' DAY

PATCH.COM

"One if by land, two if by sea." On Sunday, April 18, the Old North Church & Historic Site in Boston's North End will re-enact the famous signal that ignited the American Revolution. The ceremony dates back to April 18, 1775, when two men hung two lanterns from the steeple of the Old North Church, the city's oldest surviving church building and one of the most visited historical sites along the Freedom Trail.

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AUDIO: GOING THE EXTRA MILE—REMEMBERING DICK HOYT

REAL SPORTS PODCAST

Real Sports Podcast host Max Gershberg speaks with Dave McGillivray, the director of the Boston Marathon and longtime friend of the late Dick Hoyt, about Team Hoyt’s lasting impact on the racing community and the Hoyts’ incomparable father-son bond. Dave shares some of his favorite memories from his time with the Hoyts and gives a glimpse into what the response has been like since Dick’s passing. Also, Gershberg and McGillivray reflect on Dick and Rick Hoyt’s memorable appearances on HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel over the past 15 years, chronicling their growing popularity and journey on and off the racecourse.

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AUDIO: THE HOYT LEGACY

NIGHTSIDE WITH DAN REA

Boston Marathon icon Dick Hoyt has passed away at the age of 80. Dick was often referred to as the heart and soul of the world-renowned race as he pushed his son, Rick, in a wheelchair across the finish line year after year. Do you have any memories of the race you would like to share or messages you would like to send to the Hoyt family? Dan will be joined by race director and philanthropist Dave McGillivray.

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