On August 14th, Dave McGillivray ran into Fenway Park again, 30 years after he did it the first time in 1978 after finishing his historic run across America for the Jimmy Fund. McGillivray ran 54-miles throughout the day out-and-back along the Boston Marathon course to celebrate his 54th birthday (continuing a tradition of running his age in miles that began at age 12).
On June 11, 1978, Dave McGillivray began an 80 day, 3,452-mile solo run across the country to benefit the Jimmy Fund. He was 23 years old. When he finished inside Fenway Park on August 29, 1978 Mrs. Jean Yawkey commented that it was perhaps the most emotional night she had ever experienced at Fenway Park. Check out http://www.trekusa.org/1978.
Dave’s 1978 run We’re hoping to create a virtual “memory book” of Dave’s 1978 run. If you knew Dave back then or simply followed his progress via the news and have any memories you’d like to share about the 78 run or any of Dave’s efforts on behalf of the Jimmy Fund, we invite you to share your thoughts and recollections on our blog…thelastpick.org