WBUR 90.9
As a young boy, Dave McGillivray wanted to be a professional athlete, but he was too small to be picked for any teams. His new children's book, "Dream Big," recounts his first Boston Marathon and why he runs every year.
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THE BOSTON GLOBE
The first marathon, in Novo, Antartica, was tough. The second and the third were the same. But by the fourth and fifth, Dave McGillivray’s fatigue was fading and his legs felt firmer beneath him. And in Miami, running his seventh marathon on seven continents in seven days, he felt so good the only thing stopping the 63-year-old from going for eight was that he’d run out of continents.
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THE BOSTON GLOBE
Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray has run 155 marathons including 45 straight in Boston, completed the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii nine times, and finished numerous endurance races for charity.
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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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BOSTON 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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METROWEST 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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ACTIVE NETWORK
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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THE EAGLE-TRIBUNE
If anyone had wondered why Dave McGillivray had been a bit of sourpuss the last few months, there was a reason. He was, admittedly, scared.
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WROR 105.7
Today's late night roundup featuring Colbert, Kimmel, and Seth Meyers. History was made yesterday when Gerber announced the 2018 Gerber baby is the first Gerber baby with Down Syndrome. What is proposal weight? Our good friend Dave McGillivray calls in after finishing the world marathon challenge.
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THE EAGLE-TRIBUNE
McGillivray, with 51 others, ran seven marathons in seven continents in seven days, finishing up yesterday in Miami.
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WBZ-TV
B.A.A. Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray and Belmont mom Becca Pizzi just completed seven marathons on seven continents in seven days. Pizzi is the first two-time winner of the World Marathon Challenge.
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SUN SENTINEL
Night has come. The ocean breeze rises. The survivors stand on blistered feet and swollen knees, gazing down the beachside concourse, waiting for the next shape to stagger into focus.
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THE EAGLE-TRIBUNE
A hearty CHEERS to North Andover’s Dave McGillivray, who is scheduled to run the streets of Miami today in his seventh marathon on the seventh continent in as many days. That’s a total of 183 miles and some 700 yards — even more than the Athenian messenger Pheidippides is said to have run in his various treks during the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, the effort that inspired the modern, 26.2-mile race.
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WHDH CHANNEL 7
The Boston Marathon Race Director, Dave McGillivray, has announced that while the Patriots are preparing for the Super Bowl match-up against the Eagles, he will be running a marathon on each day of the week, on all seven continents.
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METROWEST DAILY NEWS
During the Boston Marathon, Dave McGillivray is a mainstay at the start line.
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THE EAGLE TRIBUNE
Dave McGillivray relishes big events.
The longtime Boston Marathon race director is among the best at what he does in the world, having been called upon at the 11th hour to help stage the 2004 Olympic Marathon in Athens, Greece.
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105.7 WROR
Dave McGillivray called into the WROR studio to chat with Loren & Wally about the World Marathon Challenge. (Audio below. Dave's on at 45:00)
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WICKED LOCAL BELMONT
Becca Pizzi made history in 2016 as the first female American to compete and win the World Marathon Challenge, seven marathons on seven continents in seven days. She instantly became a celebrity in her Belmont hometown, an inspiration to many young girls like her own 10-year-old daughter, Taylor, that you can do anything you put your mind to.
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SUN SENTINEL
David Samson’s first call with the idea was to his best friend since seventh grade, who does something athletic each year to defy his Parkinson’s disease. The friend, Bret Parker, had the proper reaction.
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