Author: Marty Dugard

Martin Dugard coaches high school cross country in California and is the New York Times #1 bestselling author of Taking Paris and the more recently released Taking Berlin. Martin is co-author of the mega-million selling Killing series: Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, Killing Jesus, Killing Patton, Killing Reagan, Killing England, Killing the Rising Sun, Killing the SS, Killing Crazy Horse, and Killing the Mob. Martin is also the author of the critically lauded memoir To Be A Runner, a series of essays which takes the reader around the world as he recounts his personal journey through the world of distance running. It is a book about life itself, and how the simple act of stepping outside for a run is a metaphor for our daily desire to be the best possible version of ourselves, step by step.

Simple Pleasures

So to have a day where the simple things line up after another for twenty-four hours of God-given enjoyment feels pretty amazing.

Peaking

It’s autumn, cross country season, two days since I hit my book deadline, and now the return of an old friend.

Orion

It’s autumn, cross country season, two days since I hit my book deadline, and now the return of an old friend.

Mammoth Camp

The first year that everybody did every workout, every day.

Olympics: A Purist’s Thoughts On the Olympics, Cross Country, and Life

“You sound like an asshole. You know that, right?” Calene is never less than direct. It began as an easy enough conversation: I don’t think certain sports belong in the Olympics. I see the Games as the ultimate purist form of competition. A clear cut winner and a clear cut loser. That means track and […]