Q&A: Boston Solothon? Marathon race director runs it alone
BOSTON — Dave McGillivray runs his Boston Marathons the same way he directs them: behind the scenes.
For three decades, after the race is over and workers are sweeping up the confetti, McGillivray has quietly stolen away to the start line in Hopkinton and run the entire course in the dark.
Monday will mark his 30th such “solothon.” He’ll be running it to raise money for a foundation set up in memory of 8-year-old Martin Richard, the youngest of three spectators killed by bombs planted near the finish line in 2013.
The Associated Press caught up with Boston’s longtime race director ahead of next week’s 121st running of the marathon: