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Former Medford, MA, resident Dave McGillivray, race director of the Boston Marathon and president/founder of DMSE Sports, will be coming back to his roots to celebrate and memorialize his connection to his hometown. Run Medford, a 5K and 8K race and weekend running celebration, will be an event geared toward giving back to the community that supported and influenced McGillivray’s childhood.
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It took 1,310 miles to get here, but because of the support and encouragement of family, friends, and colleagues, I was able to finish my 50th Boston Marathon this past Monday evening.
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When race director Dave McGillivray, 67, ran his first Boston Marathon in 1972, his grandfather was waiting at Mile 24 in Brookline. And waiting and waiting.
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When race director Dave McGillivray, 67, ran his first Boston Marathon in 1972, his grandfather was waiting at Mile 24 in Brookline. And waiting and waiting.
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HOPKINTON TO BOSTON — Everyone knows the guy up front.
He’s likely run through your town — or continent.
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Dave McGillivray will hit a major milestone Monday if everything goes as planned, which is almost always the case with the famed Boston Marathon race director.
Read MoreIn his memoir, The Last Pick, Dave McGillivray laments his childhood failures in sports. He had big dreams—he wanted to play second base for the Boston Red Sox—but was judged too small, too slow, too weak to even make the youth teams. He faced rejection at every turn.
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Dave McGillivray is known as one of the most inspirational and respected names in the sport of running. As part of his annual tradition, on April 18, 2022, Dave will run his 50th consecutive Boston Marathon. Dave has worked with the Boston Marathon since 1988, first as technical director, and then as race director beginning in 2001, which he currently still directs.
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My guest for this episode is Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray, who is an absolute legend.
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Bob McGillivray stuck out his thumb. A little red Volkswagen picked him up.
The lift was all he needed to start a career that has spanned six decades.
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Close to 1,000 people participated in the fourth annual MR8K race, which is held in honor of Boston Marathon bombing victim Martin Richard.
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More than 1,000 people raced through the streets of Boston in the fourth annual Martin Richard Run on Saturday.
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That really loud sound you probably heard across the Merrimack Valley about 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving was not from a faulty generator at some local business.
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Thirty-four years ago, a group of Merrimack Valley Striders contemplated organizing a road race to celebrate a holiday.
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Around the Merrimack Valley thousands will be lacing up their sneakers on Thanksgiving as the local race that draws thousands to Andover returns.
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As Carol Wright, 79, wound her way through “seven little towns” — from Hopkinton to Boylston Street — during the 2021 Boston Marathon last week, she was “pretty wiped out,” by the time she reached Heartbreak Hill.
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Christina Minicucci sort of gave up marathoning in 2014. For understandable reasons.
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Wow.
Dave McGillivray did it again. This time back on the course, at night, in October.
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First was the marathon.
Now comes the sprint.
A day after the only fall race in the Boston Marathon’s 125-year history, organizers turned their attention to the 2022 event and whether to keep any of this year’s pandemic-inspired changes.
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