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NATIONAL, LOCAL CELEBRITIES PARTICIPATE IN VIRTUAL RUN ACROSS AMERICA

WICKED LOCAL MEDFORD

DMSE Sports recently announced the formation of two celebrity teams who are participating in the Medford2Medford Run Across America.

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BOSTON'S 'FORREST GUMP' RE-ENACTING END OF CROSS-COUNTRY RUN

Before there was “Forrest Gump,” there was Dave McGillivray.

Gump, the fictitious simpleton played by Tom Hanks in the 1994 Oscar-winning film, trotted across the U.S. because he “just felt like running.”

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40 YEARS LATER, DAVE MCGILLIVRAY SETS OFF ON A FAMILIAR JOURNEY TO FENWAY

COMPETITOR RUNNING

In 1978, from June 11 to August 29, Dave McGillivray gave new meaning to the term “cross-country road trip.” The now long-time Boston Marathon race director was 23 years old at the time and had decided to run across the United States in 80 days, raising money for the Jimmy Fund. His 3,452-mile run spanned from Medford, Oregon to Medford, Massachusetts.

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NEW BALANCE FALMOUTH ROAD RACE: ICONIC SUMMER EVENT FEATURES DEFENDING CHAMPS AMONG 12,000 RUNNERS

CAPE COD TIMES

Elite running is rooted in the DNA of the New Balance Falmouth Road Race.

It’s one of the many reasons why the late-summer seven-mile running event surged in popularity from less than 100 runners back in 1973.

CELEBRATION OF 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF DAVE MCGILLIVRAY'S HISTORIC CROSS-COUNTRY RUN TO BENEFIT THE JIMMY FUND SET FOR AUG 23

RUNNING USA

A day of celebration is planned to mark the 40th anniversary of Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray’s historic solo 3,452-mile run across the U.S. – from Medford, Oregon to Medford, Mass. – to benefit the Jimmy Fund.

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