Dave McGillivray is a familiar face in New England, putting on races such as the Boston Marathon and the Beach to Beacon. He’s about to add the Mount Washington Road Race to his company’s schedule. Bob Teschek from Granite State Race Services has been directing the race since 1982, but he is stepping down as…
This week last year, I wrote about the first annual Maine Coach and Athlete Cross Country Clinic, which I split into two parts. The first half covered topics such as progression, stretching and goal setting, while the second half covered topics such as intervals, recovery, mental preparation and teams. Scott tossed around some ideas about…
At tomorrow’s pre-game ceremony for the Red Sox game against the Rangers (August 14, 2008), a familiar face to the running community is going to be in evidence. Dave McGillivray will be finishing a 54 mile run with a lap around the infield at Fenway park, celebrating both his 54th birthday and the 30th anniversary…
Topics this week last year were dominated by the Beach to Beacon. I started the week off by offering 4 ways to determine the length of a pool in response to a reader question on the matter. Maine Running Company hosted a talk by John L Parker, Jr. where he discussed his history as a…
Dave McGillivray, the race director for the Boston Marathon and the Beach to Beacon, recently shared his thoughts on headphone use. He gave his arguments about why he enforces the USATF rule about headphone use, which boil down to 3 points. He’s technically required to. Safety reasons. Insurance reasons.
The 10th annual TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10k was this morning in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. As always, it was a closely contested race that is great for spectating. While the temperature was not very high during the race, it was quite humid. The fog burned off over the first 4+ miles before the race…
The Beach to Beacon road race is tomorrow morning, and today an interview was put up on the website between race director Dave McGillivray and Joan Benoit Samuelson. I believe that this interview may have originally appeared in New England Runner, but I could be wrong. It seems familiar. In the interview, Joanie talks about…