THE BOSTON MARATHON PODCAST
New on The Boston Marathon Podcast, Tom sits down with Dave McGillivray, race director of the Boston Marathon.
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New on The Boston Marathon Podcast, Tom sits down with Dave McGillivray, race director of the Boston Marathon.
Read MoreBOSTON HERALD
And speaking of favorites, have you seen what Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray is up to? As if he doesn’t have enough on his plate, with this year’s marathon just 22 days away, McGillivray was feted at a launch party last week at Tresca in the North End as his new children’s book, “Dream Big: A Story of Courage and Determination,” was unveiled.
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NOMAD PRESS
Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray is a busy guy, what with directing the Boston Marathon, running marathons (including the World Marathon Challenge of seven marathons on seven continents in seven days), and combining sports and philanthropy through his business, DMSE Sports, to raise millions of dollars for charity.
Read MoreTHE EAGLE-TRIBUNE
Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray, of North Andover, has run the marathon 45 times, directed it for 30 years and run across the country for charity.
Most recently, he ran seven marathons in seven days ... in seven continents. It was probably the most difficult and enthralling adventure of his life.
Until this one, a children's book he wrote: "Dream Big, A True Story on Courage and Determination."
Read MorePR NEWSWIRE | RUNNING JOURNAL
BOSTON — Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray has run the marathon 45 times, directed it for 30 years and run across the country for charity. This year, he's also written a children's book.
Read MoreWBZ-TV
Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray makes it look easy, whether he’s running his age in miles or tackling 7 marathons in 7 days around the world. Recently, McGillivray released his first children’s book.
Read MoreMILFORD DAILY NEWS
FRAMINGHAM — At 17 years old, Dave McGillivray didn’t finish his first Boston Marathon. After collapsing just before Heartbreak Hill he was brought to Newton-Wellesley Hospital by ambulance.
Read MoreMETROWEST YMCA
On Friday, March 16th, over 200 people came together at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center to support the MetroWest YMCA as they kicked off their Annual Campaign, honored David McGillivray with their annual Inspiration Award, and celebrated the work of the community and Y with local business and community leaders.
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HOPKINTON — For the first time in 37 years, Jacques LeDuc will not tie up traffic a few days before the Boston Marathon to paint the famous starting line. At 67, he has decided to retire.
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Carrie interviews Boston Marathon Race Director, Dave McGillivray! Dave discusses running his first Boston Marathon, the depth of the 2018 elite field, running the World Marathon Challenge and much more.
Read MoreRUNNER'S WORLD
Dave McGillivray has all the prerequisites of a great storyteller—a captivating narrative, a laundry list of achievements, and a truly inspiring message. Recently, the runner and race director of the Boston Marathon has combined these elements in writing his first children’s book, Dream Big ($16.95, amazon.com).
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BOSTON — Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray has an additional job title: children’s book author.
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This week Tim and Jess go behind the scenes of race operations with Matt West – Senior Vice President of Operations for DMSE. Matt has worked in race ops for years and manages this little race called the Boston Marathon. He is also the director for the Antarctica Marathon (penguins and seals and icebergs, oh my!).
Read MoreI AM LIVING IT
Ever wondered what life would be if running was your passion and your profession! Meet Dave McGillivray who feels, running never changed his life, because it is his life. Dave is the owner and founder of DMSE Sports, Inc. in Boston and also severed as the Race Director of the B.A.A. Boston Marathon for several occasions. In 2015, he was named one of the 50 Most Influential People in Running by Runner’s World – tied for 6th place. McGillivray has logged more than 150,000 miles, most for charity, raising millions for worthy causes.
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Missed Running USA's 2018 annual conference? We sat down with three industry veterans for a quick summary of this year's conference: Rich Harshbarger, CEO of Running USA; Sam Renouf, President of Motiv Sports and Dave McGillivray, Founder of DMSE Sports.
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Running USA introduced a new award to its lineup of honors celebrating the best in the running industry this year, the Rising Star Award. The recipient of the inaugural Rising Star is Aaron Nemzer, 26, who works as Director of Events for DMSE Sports in Massachusetts.
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Dave McGillivray doesn’t spend much time in his comfort zone.
McGillivray, the Race Director of the Boston Marathon and Founder/CEO of DMSE Sports, has a long and impressive résumé in the sport of running. His accomplishments include 45 consecutive Boston Marathons (including a 3:14 finish while blindfolded in 1982), nine Hawaii IRONMAN triathlons and a cross-country run of 3,452 miles to raise money for cancer care and research.
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Antarctica is very lovely this time of year.
Well, compared to Antarctica the rest of the year. After all, it’s summer there.
A week ago, North Andover resident and Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray, 63, was on the least populous continent doing the least Antarctica thing one can think of – running a marathon.
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Dave McGillivray is an improbable advocate of virtual exercise. The race director of the Boston Marathon for 30 years, McGillivray estimates he's logged more than 150,000 miles in his lifetime, the overwhelming majority of them outside, and a formidable number of those in Forrest-Gumpian feats of endurance.
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Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray conquered the World Marathon Challenge on Feb. 5 in Miami, Florida, completing seven marathons on seven continents in seven days. He arrived back in Boston on Feb. 6. McGillivray, age 63, a Medford native who now lives in North Andover, was the second oldest competitor in the challenge.
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