THE BOSTON GLOBE
Massachusetts residents will wake up Monday morning one step closer to normal life, as the state moves forward with the latest stage of its economic reopening, permitting activities such as road races, amusement and water parks, and increased capacity for stadiums like Fenway Park.
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- Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray on the state's return to road races.
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As Massachusetts approaches the resumption of road races, a longtime race director for the Boston Marathon says there's a lot for organizers and health officials to consider.
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The latest episode of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, HBO’s hit investigative sports series, featured a pair of running stories, diving into the vastly different worlds of the Boston and Barkley marathons. Real Sports correspondents interviewed Dave McGillivray and Laz Lake, the longtime race directors of the two events, to find out more about their roles and how they operate. This episode offers an inside look at the lives of the two men behind these famous races, and it is available to stream now on HBO Max.
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Real Sports meets with Boston Marathon director Dave McGillivray to discuss how he has used his expertise in organizing and directing big events to successfully supervise four major COVID-19 vaccination sites in Massachusetts.
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There will be no race Monday, but the day will be a full one for the man who annually runs Boston after the event ends.
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Outside of grocery and liquor stores, the pandemic has wreaked havoc on practically everyone and everything, including the business of race director and promoter extraordinaire Dave McGillivray.
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Like many event pros, in March 2020 Dave McGillivray was facing a career crisis. Because of the abrupt shutdown of events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the owner of Boston-based, 40-year-old event management company DMSE Sports—which has managed more than 1,400 events including the Boston Marathon, the Goodwill Games, the U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials, and many more race-related events—was forced to pivot.
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There are all sorts of ways to counter reluctance to get the coronavirus vaccine. There’s leading by example. There’s guilt. And there’s pure charm.
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In the past week, the U.S. reached an average of 2 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered daily. That’s about 25 doses per 100 people since the beginning of the vaccination campaign mid-December, according to Bloomberg estimates.
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In an ordinary year, Dave McGillivray would be able to see the finish line. Patriots’ Day, the traditional April launch of the Boston Marathon, would be about six weeks out, and McGillivray’s team would be near done with the complex feat of logistics and preparation that helps 30,000 or so runners make the 26.2-mile jaunt from Hopkinton to Boylston Street one the most iconic sporting events on Earth.
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DMSE Sports, the event management team that has managed and produced more than 1,400 mass participatory events over the past 40 years announced they have been recruited by CIC Health, a Cambridge-based health tech company, to oversee the on-site vaccine operations and logistics management at two of the state’s mass vaccination sites: Gillette Stadium and Fenway Park.
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A line of people snakes through the club lounge at Gillette Stadium, where the New England Patriots play. They’re not here for a game, though; the stadium has been converted into the biggest Covid-19 vaccination center in Massachusetts.
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The first question I posed to Dave McGillivray during our conversation was as follows: “Do you plan on being the last person in Massachusetts to receive a COVID-19 vaccination?”
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The global coronavirus pandemic has played havoc with international sports and their schedules. Just one example: the Boston Marathon. The world’s oldest annual marathon has been held annually since 1897, but last year it was canceled for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Boston Marathon is traditionally held the third Monday of April, but this year’s race has been pushed back and is now tentatively scheduled for October 11. The Boston Athletic Association says the date is contingent on road races being allowed as part of the reopening plan in the northeast U.S. state of Massachusetts.
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When people think of Fenway Park, certain things may come to mind: watching the game with friends and family, Fenway Franks, and Wally the Green Monster. Now, people are depending on the historic ballpark to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray has been recruited by the state of Massachusetts to facilitate the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Boston. McGillivray, who has been the Boston RD for 20 years and working with the storied event for more than 30, is one of many event organizers across the U.S. who have been enlisted to help with vaccine plans.
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