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Dave McGillivray stands at the start line of the Boston Marathon. He has worked with the Boston Marathon since 1988, first as technical director, and then as race director beginning in 2001. [7] In 1998, Olympic Gold Medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson tapped him to become the race director of the TD Beach To Beacon 10K Road Race in Cape Elizabeth ...
Mar. 18—On April 18, Georgetown's Tony Alves, Julie Bedard, Shawn Deane, Larry Hanson and Marie Turner are running to defy cancer as a member of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team in the ...
In 1947, Sidney Farber founded the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.The following year he launched the Jimmy Fund to raise money to support the hospital. [9] [10] The fund was named after a patient who was named "Jimmy" to protect his identity – his real name was Einar Gustafson and his identity was revealed in 1998.
Legere was a nationally competitive runner in college and post-college and still competes in events with fellow employees. In 2004, he completed the Boston Marathon as a member of the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute Marathon Challenge team. [5] In May 2016 in support of competitive running, he purchased ad space on Nick Symmonds' shoulder for T ...
The PMC generates 62% of the Jimmy Fund's annual revenue as of 2023 [44] and is the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute's single largest donor. [45] [46] From 1980 to 2023, the event has raised a total of $972 million. [11] This funding has been directed to cancer care and research, including helping fund the development of 41 cancer drugs. [47]
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BOSTON — The Boston Athletic Association announced Thursday that a record $71.9 million in charity was raised in this year's Boston Marathon. The total includes $45.7 million raised through 168 ...
Since 1990, the Boston Marathon has been ineligible for world records, as the start and finish are too far away from each other, and the race is a net downhill. [13] In 2011, Geoffrey Mutai won the race in 2:03:02, which was the world's fastest time for the marathon, beating the official world record by 57 seconds.