Dave McGillivray Readies For His 50th Boston Marathon (35th At Night After Race Directing) With A Message Of Empowerment To Finish Strong
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🗓️ 1 March 2022
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
“I’m no superstar like LeBron James or Tom Brady. There are occasions when people come up to me and say certain things and they’re flattering. I walk away just saying, ‘You have a mission. You were put on this earth and you have an opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives.’ I know that.”
My guest for this episode is Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray, who is an absolute legend. While that title may be what he's best known for, he’s also quite the philanthropist through his work organizing and managing events through DMSE Sports and now through the Dave McGillivray Finish Strong Foundation. Next month, he will be running his 50th Boston Marathon. Many people may have heard of his story about how he runs the race at night as the last finisher. This time, he’s going to try to make it special for the final mile. You will walk away inspired by his story. The crazy part is that Dave has run more or organized more than 1,000 mass participatory events so we haven’t even scratched the surface of the stories and insights he’s had in life.
We recorded this episode in-person at the Running USA Conference in Orlando, Florida. Thank you to Christine Bowen and her team for inviting us.
His fundraising page: https://www.givengain.com/cause/62379/campaigns/23790/
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Sidious Mac Podcast, I'm your host, Chris Chavez. |
| 0:04.5 | The Sidious Mac Podcast is presented by Final Surge. |
| 0:07.3 | No matter if you're an athlete or a coach, Final Surge helps plan and attain both short |
| 0:11.9 | and long-term training success. |
| 0:14.2 | Their free online training log is compatible with Garmin, Strava, Polar, Stride, Coros, |
| 0:19.4 | and a slew of other apps and devices. |
| 0:22.0 | If you're a coach, Final Surge makes planning and analyzing workouts simple and helps |
| 0:26.0 | streamline communication with you and your athletes. |
| 0:29.0 | Some of the top coaches in the world who have been guests on this podcast use it on a daily |
| 0:32.4 | basis. |
| 0:33.4 | If you're an athlete out there who's hammering miles and temple runs solo with no guidance |
| 0:36.9 | or direction, while Final Surge is also here to offer up some world-class training programs. |
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| 0:54.2 | You can always hit the classics with Greg McMillan or Boston Marathon Champion, Ambi Burfoot. |
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