Fast-forward 35 years, and Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray is amplifying the message that being fit and being healthy aren't the same things. Elise Amendola Dave McGillivray, race director of the Boston Marathon. Katie McGillivray Dave McGillivray after undergoing an angiogram. McGillivray, recovering from subsequent open-heart triple bypass surgery, is cautioning people thinking of running a marathon to talk with their doctors. McGillivray says his doctor has cleared him for Monday's 123rd running of the Boston Marathon, which he'll run at night after the iconic race he supervises is in the books.

Source: Stuff April 11, 2019 09:22 UTC