BLOOMBERG BAYSTATE BUSINESS
- Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray on the state's return to road races.
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WCVB
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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BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK
Each August, in normal times, about 13,000 people run 7 miles up the Massachusetts coastline as part of the Falmouth Road Race. To kick off this year’s event, my wife held a watch in the air and yelled, “Go!” I took off running down a narrow trail where we live—in Munich. I’d always been skeptical of virtual races, which allow runners to participate from afar. Why pay someone a registration fee to run around your own neighborhood?
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SIX MINUTE MILE
Dave talks about his business (DMSE) pivoting during the pandemic, how running can raise self-esteem, injury prevention, and much more.
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THE EAGLE TRIBUNE
Anybody that knows or has heard of Dave McGillivray understands that each year brings on new challenges.
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THE EAGLE-TRIBUNE
It was conceived on a porch about five miles away in North Andover. Thirty-two races later, the annual event that takes over Andover on Thanksgiving morning has carved out a niche in the New England road racing community.
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THE EAGLE-TRIBUNE
In the sea of hundreds of people that filled The Park on Sunday, Jeffrey Hassel, executive director of Lazarus House Ministries, pointed out a group of girls dancing and singing along to the music that filled the air.
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CAPE COD TIMES
FALMOUTH — From the start line next to Captain Kidd in Woods Hole to posters at each mile marker and displays on the bib numbers of each runner, New Balance Falmouth Road Race participants from around the world will be reminded of the event’s founder this weekend.
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ROAD RACE MANAGEMENT
On April 12, three days before the 123rd running of the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, the BAA received a dire warning about the anticipated race day weather conditions. They were told "with real confidence" that race day would feature 38-41 degrees, heavy rain and wind out of the east from 20-30mph—conditions almost identical to 2018. The BAA sent out an email blast to participants, which produced groans around the world.
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BOSTON.COM
Thousands of people from around the world run the Boston Marathon each year.
But race director Dave McGillivray estimates there’s only a handful of people for whom the race course is as familiar as the back of their hands.
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ANDOVER TOWNSMAN | THE EAGLE TRIBUNE
A sea of red shirts filled The Park in Andover Sunday morning as hundreds of walkers gathered for the 19th annual Hike for Hope.
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THE SUN CHRONICLE
Tedious and Boring. Two words that Dave McGillivray, founder, CEO and president of DMSE Sports, conceded might cross people’s minds when they think about a 116.5-lap marathon completed entirely within a ballpark.
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RUNNING USA
Already well known for producing great races in iconic places, DMSE Sports is setting up to hit a home run – or maybe score a touchdown – with its latest expansion effort in the endurance space.
What started as a quirky idea by the company’s namesake and founder, Dave McGillivray, is now an effort to create a nationwide series of marathons inside the country’s Major League Baseball ballparks and potentially National Football League stadiums as well.
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ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE
Dave McGillivray is the founder of DMSE Sports, managing more than 30 major road races and charitable events per year, including working with the Boston Athletic Association Operations Team to manage all the logistics of the B.A.A. Boston Marathon. His name is a household word throughout the endurance industry–the term ‘legend’ would not be overstating–and his expert advice is worth its weight in gold.
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WBZ-TV
Boston Marathon director Dave McGillivray talks to WBZ's Chris McKinnon and Kate Merrill about the difficult weather for runners.
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NBC BOSTON
The city is buzzing ahead of the 2018 Boston Marathon on Monday, April 16.
Marathon weekend is an electric time to be in the city as people travel from around the world to lace up their sneakers to participate in a Boston race.
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WBUR 90.9
Host Meghna Chakrabarti reviews the week's top stories with our panelists. We also talk with Dave McGillivray, the race director of the Boston Marathon, on his new children's book. Plus, WBUR's Alex Ashlock on what to expect on the 122nd running of the Boston Marathon.
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