PATCH.COM
Did you miss the Feaster Five Road Race last year, when it was held virtually due to the coronavirus? This year it returns to downtown Andover for an in-person race.
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RUN FARTHER & FASTER
We are back after a two week break to bring you an interview with Boston Race Director, Dave McGillivray, who shares plenty of details regarding the planning and logistics for Boston 2021 and what he projects for Boston 2022. As always, Dave offers a lot of insight and information for all runners.
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RUNNER’S WORLD | YAHOO!SPORT
I was running along the Thames during the London Marathon, looking from my watch to the spires of Westminster, when I saw it: 26.2 miles. Boom. I did it! But wait...where was the finish line? I looked up. I didn’t see it. I found out about 10 minutes later, it was still another mile away.
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THE BOSTON GLOBE
Massachusetts residents will wake up Monday morning one step closer to normal life, as the state moves forward with the latest stage of its economic reopening, permitting activities such as road races, amusement and water parks, and increased capacity for stadiums like Fenway Park.
Read MoreSOCIAL SPORT PODCAST
Today, we will be discussing endurance running, with a focus on marathons, and, more specifically, the Boston Marathon. We will talk about marathon running and the significance of marathon running to both athletes and the broader community.
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BLOOMBERG BAYSTATE BUSINESS
- Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray on the state's return to road races.
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BEFORE THE LIGHTS
Were Dave’s parents runners and how did running become a passion for him? This is not an answer you will expect.
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WCVB
As Massachusetts approaches the resumption of road races, a longtime race director for the Boston Marathon says there's a lot for organizers and health officials to consider.
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THE BOSTON PODCAST
Dave is joined by Allyson Dowen, Dave McGillivray, Robert Sparkes III and Andrew Whitbeck to announce the Friday, June 11 Lawyers Have Heart 5k Road Race, benefitting the American Heart Association.
More on the race at www.LHHBoston.org
CANADIAN RUNNING
The latest episode of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, HBO’s hit investigative sports series, featured a pair of running stories, diving into the vastly different worlds of the Boston and Barkley marathons. Real Sports correspondents interviewed Dave McGillivray and Laz Lake, the longtime race directors of the two events, to find out more about their roles and how they operate. This episode offers an inside look at the lives of the two men behind these famous races, and it is available to stream now on HBO Max.
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REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL
Real Sports meets with Boston Marathon director Dave McGillivray to discuss how he has used his expertise in organizing and directing big events to successfully supervise four major COVID-19 vaccination sites in Massachusetts.
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LOWELL SUN
WESTFORD – Nancy Feehrer, a teacher at the Abbot Elementary School, clearly remembers when Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray came to speak to the students in 2015. As the 400 young audience members sat on the hard gym floor, Feehrer said the students were transfixed by the story of McGillivray’s running career.
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THE GARDNER NEWS
There will be no race Monday, but the day will be a full one for the man who annually runs Boston after the event ends.
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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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THE MILFORD DAILY NEWS
Over the past year, there have been few races — to direct or to run in — but Dave McGillivray has not sat idle.
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BOUNDLESS BODY RADIO
What an amazing interview with an amazing dude! Dave McGillivray has been involved with organizing the Boston Marathon since 1988. But organizing the race presented a problem- how was he going to keep his promise to his gramps, all about earning the right to do difficult things in life?
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WBZ NEWSRADIO
This Monday, Dave McGillivray did what he usually does on Patriots' Day: he ran a marathon.
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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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