Dave McGillivray
Dave McGillivray
Dave McGillivray is a U.S.-based race director, philanthropist, author and athlete. In 1978, he ran across the U.S. to benefit the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Presently he is race director of the Boston Athletic AssociationBoston Marathon and his team at DMSE, Inc. have organized numerous mass participatory fundraising endurance events since he founded it in 1981...
tested
We just weren't tested the way we have been in the past.
believe credible management nod official race reasonable runner statements
We will need official statements from race management and credible data. If that's the case, and it would be reasonable to believe that a runner would have made the standard, then we'll give the nod to the runner.
compared cross crossing difference fewer last line meaning method minutes net note official previous runners starting took versus wave whereas year
Whereas it took the last official runners 30 minutes to cross the starting line last year, this year it will take fewer than 10 minutes for each wave to cross. It is important to note that the anticipated net difference in this method versus previous years' 'one gun, one start' is only about 10 minutes, meaning the last runner will be crossing the starting line this year at 12:40 p.m. as compared to 12:30 p.m. last year.
annual create plan race runners
We plan to create a spectacular race for the runners and their families, one that will become an annual tradition.
change today
The most significant change today is the two-wave start.
feet line people space
Space is an issue. London, New York, Chicago, they have real estate. We feel that 25 feet of roadway to line up 22,000 people is not enough.
past reap runner
No runner will be at a disadvantage over past participants and most will reap significant benefits.
course plan record worked
He got a course record and he went under the overpass. So our plan worked out pretty good.