Leading in to this year’s Boston Marathon, I filmed a few of my favorite Boston Marathon stories for our friends at Hylands. Dave McGillivray In this episode, I share how it all started for Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray. Dick and Rick Hoyt In this episode, I recount the incredible story of…
During our Postcards from Boston interview show, we chatted with a few Ironman Champions, accomplished age-group Ironman athletes, and one of the all-time great Ironman legends: Dick Hoyt. There’s a connection between the Ironman and the Boston Marathon….both ultimate endurance events in their categories….even Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray can trace his endurance roots…
Boston Marathon Interviews filmed at the marathon expo, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 14 – 16. Watch interviews LIVE on Facebook! Caroline Rotich and Ryan Bolton 2015 Boston Marathon champion Caroline Rotich and her coach, Olympic triathlete Ryan Bolton talked about Caroline’s road back to the starting line after…
This week on Babbittville….Counting Down to Boston! This week on Babbittville we look forward to the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 17th with a look back at a few of our favorite features and interviews around this legendary event. Be sure to join us for Postcards from the Finish Line: Pre-Race Interviews from the Boston Marathon!…
The year was 1980. There were 108 of us signed up for the third running of an event called The Ironman Triathlon on the island of Oahu. In both 1978 and 1979, 15 adventurers had signed up for the 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and 26.2 mile run to see if they had…
Join us, starting on April 14th for Postcards from the Finish Line: pre-race interviews leading up to the Boston Marathon! Watch the video interviews here on babbittville.com, LIVE on Facebook, and on our Babbittville YouTube channel. We’re filming at the Hyland’s booth (1724) at the marathon expo on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and we have…
Great day of filming Breakfast with Bob: Boston Edition interviews on Friday. Interviews from Day 1 included chats with race director Dave McGillivray, Olympian Des Linden, and America’s Chief Runner: Bart Yasso. Watch all the interviews here: Breakfast with Bob: Boston Edition Day 1. Watch Dave and Mike’s…
For Immediate Release June 29, 2015 Dave McGillivray to Push Rick Hoyt of Team Hoyt for Harvard Pilgrim Finish at the 50 10K on July 3 at Gillette Stadium Renowned race director will fill in for Dick Hoyt, who has completed more than 1,000 endurance events while pushing his son in a specialized wheelchair BOSTON (June…
Long-time Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray is coming back to race the Ironman World Championship this October – with a little help from his friends at Specialized – 34 years after he did his first Ironman when the earth was still cooling back on Oahu in 1980. Our interview covered everything including his Boston streak,…