CANADIAN RUNNING
Race director Dave McGillivray finished the Boston Marathon in the dark on Monday night.
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THE SALEM NEWS | GLOUCESTER TIMES
This morning, more than 30,000 souls will cram into the relatively small space of downtown Hopkinton, anticipating a 26-mile, 385-yard journey to the John Hancock Tower in Boston.
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THE BOSTON GLOBE
Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray, 62, has run more than 150,000 miles and 145 marathons, including the last 44 Boston Marathons.
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COMPETITOR.COM
Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray has a tradition of running the Boston Marathon course every year at night long after all the runners have crossed the finish line.
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Dave McGillivray runs his Boston Marathons the same way he directs them: behind the scenes.
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PR NEWSWIRE
BOSTON — Renowned race director, endurance athlete and running philanthropist Dave McGillivray is set to run his 45th consecutive Boston Marathon on April 17, this year as part of the Martin Richard Foundation's marathon team (Team MR8).
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LEVEL RENNER
McGillivray will direct race and then run course in the evening in support of the Martin Richard Foundation’s Team MR8
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ACTIVE NETWORK
As the city of Boston gears up for the 120th running of the world's most prestigious marathon, the man behind the race is not only preparing for his role as the race director, but also the last finisher—a title he's earned for the last 28 years in a row.
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ESPN | COMPETITOR.COM
Back in 1973, while still in college, Dave McGillivray organized a 2.5-mile running race between two parks in Medford, Mass., and something inside of him clicked. It was a tiny event, but it was the dawn of the running boom, and he sensed recreational running was going to grow for years to come.
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RUNNER'S WORLD
When Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray turned 60 last summer, the legendary father and son racing duo of Dick and Rick Hoyt presented their longtime friend with a unique gift certificate.
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COMPETITOR.COM
Dave McGillivray has been the Boston Marathon race director since 1988, but he’s also run the course 43 years in a row—including 27 of the last 28 at night long after the rest of the finishers have reached the finish line on Boylston Street.
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JOHN HANCOCK
BAA Race Director Dave McGillivray not only directs the Boston Marathon, he's also run it every year since he was 18 years old!
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RUN TO THE TOP PODCAST
We are very excited to have a special guest to restart the podcast for 2015!
It is hard to know where to start; Dave McGillivray has been the Boston Marathon race director since 1981, but he is also the race director of Beach to Beacon and Falmouth. Some of you may have raced those ones in the past.
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THE BOSTON GLOBE
A serious shout-out to Dave McGillivray, race director of the B.A.A. Boston Marathon and longtime endurance athlete for completing the Ironman World Championship triathlon in Hawaii over the weekend.
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COMPETITOR.COM
Dave McGillivray, race director of the B.A.A. Boston Marathon, made a triumphant return to the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii on Saturday after a 25-year absence from the event. Now 60 and battling coronary heart disease, McGillivray finished the 2.4-mile ocean swim, 112-mile bike leg and 26.2-mile run in 13 hours, 34 minutes and 3 seconds while persisting through some of the most difficult wind, sun and heat conditions in the 36-year history of one of the world’s toughest endurance events.
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DISNEY PARKS BLOG
Dave McGillivray is the race director of one of the most prestigious running events in the world, the Boston Marathon. Every April he and his team put on an elite event, attracting the top marathoners in the world. It is the one race every runner hopes to qualify for and complete in. McGillivray is also an accomplished runner who has competed in races around the globe. At one point in his early years, he literally ran across the country, Medford, OR, to Medford, MA, for charity. He lives, works, eats, and breathes running.
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RUNNER'S WORLD
As many people do for their 60th birthday, Dave McGillivray, race director of the Boston Marathon, celebrated with a party. Friends and family gathered at his home, shared food and drinks, and a few even gave a few speeches to honor, or embarrass, the guest of honor. What was not typical of the average 60th birthday celebration was the 60-mile run McGillivray completed as his guests arrived.
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HOPNEWS
Dave McGillivray of DMSE Sports, the renowned race director of the B.A.A. Boston Marathon, has a busy spring and summer planned.
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