THE MILFORD DAILY NEWS
Dave McGillivray actually ran 27.2 miles on Monday. The Marathon's race director rose at 4 a.m. to run 26.2 miles near his North Andover neighborhood, the 49th time he has run a marathon on Patriots Day - the first 47 coming at the Boston Marathon, which hasn't been held in person since 2019 because of the pandemic.
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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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Dave McGillivray has been associated with the Boston Marathon for three quarters of his life, from an 18-year-old participant to his current position as race director. The latter is a role that, for the last 32 years, has required him to run the race hours after the winners, such as Lawrence Cherono and Worknesh Degefa, break the tape on Boylston Street.
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