Canzano: He won't finish dead last this year
A story from Boston...
BOSTON — He finished last.
Dead last.
For 36 consecutive years, spectators of the Boston Marathon could count on Dave McGillivray being the final runner on the course. Sometimes, he crossed the finish line alone, in the dark. Occasionally, he got jeered and heckled.
“Hey buddy,” two guys sitting in folding chairs on their lawn cried out one year. “Next year, try training for the race.”
McGillivray, 71, is the Boston Marathon race director. He’ll run for the 54th time on Monday. He won’t start or finish last this year. More on that in a moment. First, some context.