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BOSTON, MA – Dave McGillivray, the race director of the Boston Marathon, is being treated for coronary heart disease after a computed tomography (CT) angiogram revealed multiple stenoses, according to the Boston Herald.
The news is relatively surprising, given that McGillivray remains one of the most active of race directors, having gained some degree of fame for running the famed Boston course every year once his duties are finished. When the last runner has crossed the finish line, McGillivray makes his way to the start line in Hopkinton and runs the 26.2-mile race himself.
In addition, McGillivray does an epic run every year on his birthday, running a mile for each year he's been alive, reports the Herald. This year he ran 59 miles. He has completed multiple marathons, Ironman-distance triathlons, and even once ran across the US to raise money for charity.
Despite his level of fitness, McGillivray, race director of Boston since 1988, was short of breath at the start of his runs. CT angiography revealed stenoses of 70% and others in the 40%-to-50% range, according to the report.
"Being fit and being in good health aren't always the same thing," McGillivray told the Herald. He added that he ate what he pleased, including red meat, and figured his running would burn off the calories and take care of his health. "My weight was controlled and my energy was high," he said. "I never got sick. Until recently, there were no indicators."
McGillivray said he is currently being treated with medication and is back running again, although he has lowered the intensity of the workouts. In addition, he has cut red meat from his diet and is closely monitoring his intake of fat.
Buckley: Dave McGillivray fights heart disease | Boston Herald
It was just a few months ago that McGillivray, who was finding himself short of breath at the beginning of his runs, decided to undergo an extensive array of tests. He had been tested before, but, as he put it, “None of those tests indicated I was in trouble.”
This time he underwent the big-boy tests, including a CT scan and an angiogram.
This time he found out he was in trouble.
What McGillivray learned was that he had “multiple blockages and narrowing in a number of my arteries,” he said. “One was 70 percent, and the others were in the 40-50 range.
“They weren’t 99 (percent) and they weren’t 100 like some people,” he said. “The good news is that other arteries coming from my heart were strong and healthy. But it was a wake-up call nonetheless.
“The tough part for me was seeing with my own eyes that image on the screen as I was lying there on the table,” he said. “The doctor was pointing at all the branches, saying, ‘There’s some here,’ and, ‘There’s some over there,’ and I wasn’t expecting that.”
Since receiving the test results in October, McGillivray has avoided red meat and “anything and everything that has any saturated or trans fats in it.” He has been taking medication. And he has been making regular visits to his doctor.
BOSTON, MA – Dave McGillivray, the race director of the Boston Marathon, is being treated for coronary heart disease after a computed tomography (CT) angiogram revealed multiple stenoses, according to the Boston Herald.
The news is relatively surprising, given that McGillivray remains one of the most active of race directors, having gained some degree of fame for running the famed Boston course every year once his duties are finished. When the last runner has crossed the finish line, McGillivray makes his way to the start line in Hopkinton and runs the 26.2-mile race himself.
In addition, McGillivray does an epic run every year on his birthday, running a mile for each year he's been alive, reports the Herald. This year he ran 59 miles. He has completed multiple marathons, Ironman-distance triathlons, and even once ran across the US to raise money for charity.
Despite his level of fitness, McGillivray, race director of Boston since 1988, was short of breath at the start of his runs. CT angiography revealed stenoses of 70% and others in the 40%-to-50% range, according to the report.
"Being fit and being in good health aren't always the same thing," McGillivray told the Herald. He added that he ate what he pleased, including red meat, and figured his running would burn off the calories and take care of his health. "My weight was controlled and my energy was high," he said. "I never got sick. Until recently, there were no indicators."
McGillivray said he is currently being treated with medication and is back running again, although he has lowered the intensity of the workouts. In addition, he has cut red meat from his diet and is closely monitoring his intake of fat.
Buckley: Dave McGillivray fights heart disease | Boston Herald
It was just a few months ago that McGillivray, who was finding himself short of breath at the beginning of his runs, decided to undergo an extensive array of tests. He had been tested before, but, as he put it, “None of those tests indicated I was in trouble.”
This time he underwent the big-boy tests, including a CT scan and an angiogram.
This time he found out he was in trouble.
What McGillivray learned was that he had “multiple blockages and narrowing in a number of my arteries,” he said. “One was 70 percent, and the others were in the 40-50 range.
“They weren’t 99 (percent) and they weren’t 100 like some people,” he said. “The good news is that other arteries coming from my heart were strong and healthy. But it was a wake-up call nonetheless.
“The tough part for me was seeing with my own eyes that image on the screen as I was lying there on the table,” he said. “The doctor was pointing at all the branches, saying, ‘There’s some here,’ and, ‘There’s some over there,’ and I wasn’t expecting that.”
Since receiving the test results in October, McGillivray has avoided red meat and “anything and everything that has any saturated or trans fats in it.” He has been taking medication. And he has been making regular visits to his doctor.
