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Dave Camire has been an avid runner for over 34 years and remains active as both competitor and event organizer. Camire is founder and director of many popular road races, including the Mill Cities Relay, Wang Heartrun, Salem Screen Five, Shirt Factory Five, Jim Witt 5-Star Road Race, Jack Keefe Memorial and along with Don Allison, the Bay State Marathon. As a competitor, Camire has run over 60 marathons, with a personal best of 2:36:21. He was instrumental in starting the Greater Lowell Road Runners, one of New England's largest running clubs, and he spearheaded the GLRR Racing Team for five years, garnering numerous New England titles. Camire is now the head running coach for the Nashua, NH-based Gate City Striders and the Dracut (MA) High School track and cross-country teams. Camire also brings a wealth of publishing experience to Cool Running. He worked as a technical writing manager for several computer software firms; he wrote a weekly running column for the Lowell Sun for over three years; and he was the editor of Starting Lines, named best US running newsletter by the Road Runners Club of America. | 