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STONE PLAQUE UNVEILED AND FENWAY PARK FINISH RE-ENACTED TO COMMEMORATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF DAVE MCGILLIVRAY'S HISTORIC CROSS-COUNTRY RUN

BOSTON – A day of celebration marking the 40th anniversary of Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray’s historic solo 3,452-mile run across the U.S. included the unveiling of a commemorative stone plaque outside Medford City Hall and the re-creation of his Fenway Park finish, again to a standing ovation from Red Sox fans.

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DAVE MCGILLIVRAY TO REUNITE WITH JIMMY FUND "HERO" WHO HELPED INSPIRE HIS ENDURANCE RUNS 35 YEARS AGO

BOSTON The last time Dave McGillivray saw Tara Orlowski was the early 1980s when she was undergoing chemotherapy at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and he was completing feats of endurance to raise money for cancer research through the Jimmy Fund.

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