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

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

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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.”

medford to medfordChristina MartinAugust 22, 2018cross-country run, cross-america run, run across america, running for charity, jimmy fund, bill rodgers, billy evans, bill evans, fenway park, red sox, dana farber cancer institute

TAKING OWNERSHIP: MCGILLIVRAY, A MERRIMACK ALUM, TAKES OVER TWO-DAY RUNNING EVENT AT HIS ALMA MATER

TAKING OWNERSHIP: MCGILLIVRAY, A MERRIMACK ALUM, TAKES OVER TWO-DAY RUNNING EVENT AT HIS ALMA MATER

THE EAGLE-TRIBUNE | THE ANDOVER TOWNSMAN

Last summer’s Runner’s World Classic at Merrimack College was a huge success. At least, that’s what long-time race director Dave McGillivray surmised after seeing thousands of people out for the inaugural three-day event, which included Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman running his first-ever road race, The Celebrity Mile.

“CELEBRITY MILE” TO HEADLINE 2017 DMSE SPORTS CLASSIC HALF MARATHON, 10K, 5K EVENTS ON JULY 22-23

“CELEBRITY MILE” TO HEADLINE 2017 DMSE SPORTS CLASSIC HALF MARATHON, 10K, 5K EVENTS ON JULY 22-23

ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE

What do a NASA astronaut, a Boston Police Commissioner, a singing State Trooper, a 1980 “Miracle on Ice” Gold Medal winning ice hockey player, and a champion long-distance swimmer have in common?