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HBO'S 'REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT BUMBEL' FEATURES BOSTON, BARKLEY MARATHONS
HBO'S 'REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT BUMBEL' FEATURES BOSTON, BARKLEY MARATHONS

CANADIAN RUNNING

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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TWO MEDFORDS. TWO COASTS. ONE ONLINE CROSS-COUNTRY ROAD RACE
TWO MEDFORDS. TWO COASTS. ONE ONLINE CROSS-COUNTRY ROAD RACE

BOSTON MAGAZINE

Virtual events, in this day and age, are a little bittersweet. On the one hand, it’s a constant reminder of all our favorite events that have been canceled—some, for the first time in their history, like the Boston Marathon. And on the other hand, the widespread accessibility to the internet has allowed everyone across the world to come together and participate in events they couldn’t have attended in person, like the Head of the Charles Regatta and a vast list of virtual workouts.

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AUDIO: TAKE A VIRTUAL RUNNING ADVENTURE WITH DAVE MCGILLIVRAY
AUDIO: TAKE A VIRTUAL RUNNING ADVENTURE WITH DAVE MCGILLIVRAY

POWER UP YOUR PERFORMANCE WITH KIM PEEK

From his extraordinary 1978 run across the U.S. to benefit the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to serving as technical director then race director of the BAA Boston Marathon since the 1980s, Dave McGillivray has helped organize more than 900 mass participatory events since founding DMSE Sports in 1981, while raising millions for worthy causes close to his heart.

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NATIONAL AND LOCAL CELEBRITIES PARTICIPATE IN DMSE SPORTS' VIRTUAL RUN ACROSS AMERICA
NATIONAL AND LOCAL CELEBRITIES PARTICIPATE IN DMSE SPORTS' VIRTUAL RUN ACROSS AMERICA

RUNNING USA

Boston — DMSE Sports today announced the formation of two celebrity teams who are participating in the Medford2Medford Run Across America. Two teams of national and local celebrities have been virtually following in Dave McGillivray’s footsteps along the course he ran during his 1978 cross-America run from Medford, OR, to Medford, MA.

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DMSE SPORTS UNVEILS NEW CROSS-COUNTRY VIRTUAL EVENT AIMED AT FITNESS AND PHILANTHROPY
DMSE SPORTS UNVEILS NEW CROSS-COUNTRY VIRTUAL EVENT AIMED AT FITNESS AND PHILANTHROPY

ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE | RUNNING USA

Boston – Registration is open for Medford2Medford, a virtual team running event powered by DMSE Sports, that strives to bring fellow runners together while they’re apart and to help raise some much-needed funds for charities. The M2M is modeled after Dave McGillivray’s 1978 run from Medford, OR, to Medford, MA. Over the course of 80 days, McGillivray ran 3,452 miles and raised more than $100,000 for the Jimmy Fund, a Boston-based charity that supports the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

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BRONZE PLAQUE UNVEILED TO COMMEMORATE THE START OF DAVE MCGILLIVRAY'S HISTORIC CROSS COUNTRY RUN
BRONZE PLAQUE UNVEILED TO COMMEMORATE THE START OF DAVE MCGILLIVRAY'S HISTORIC CROSS COUNTRY RUN

RUNNING USA | ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE

MEDFORD, Oregon – Nearly 42 years after he took the initial steps of what would be his historic 3,452-mile cross-country journey, Dave McGillivray returned to Medford, OR, for the unveiling of a commemorative bronze plaque outside Medford City Hall and a jog around memory lane.

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PHOTOS: DAVE MCGILLIVRAY RUNS TO FENWAY PARK
PHOTOS: DAVE MCGILLIVRAY RUNS TO FENWAY PARK

WICKED LOCAL MEDFORD

A pre-run celebration for Dave McGillivray at Medford City Hall before his run from Medford City Hall to Fenway Park to commemorate his 40th Anniversary of running from Medford, Oregon to Medford, MA to raise money for the Jimmy Fund, on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018.

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VIDEO: DAVE MCGILLIVRAY RE-ENACTS FENWAY PARK FINISH OF 1978 RUN ACROSS AMERICA
VIDEO: DAVE MCGILLIVRAY RE-ENACTS FENWAY PARK FINISH OF 1978 RUN ACROSS AMERICA

WBZ CBS BOSTON

Dave McGillivray got to relive one of the greatest moments of his life at Fenway Park Thursday. He took a victory lap around the field before the Red Sox-Indians game, marking the 40th anniversary of his 1978 “Run Across America,” what Runner’s World magazine called “the first cancer-fund-raising run.”

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MCGILLIVRAY REFLECTS ON 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN TOUR
MCGILLIVRAY REFLECTS ON 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN TOUR

THE ENTERPRISE

Like most college graduates, a fresh-faced Dave McGillivray wanted to do something extraordinary with his life. The year was 1978 and the current race director of the Falmouth Road Race, then 23 years old, had just read about two men who had run across the country. Then he learned of a friend who made the cross-country tour on a bicycle.

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