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.
For two decades I’ve balanced writing books and coaching distance runners at the local high school.
Club sports are a money grab designed to play on parents’ hopes and lofty dreams that their kid will earn an athletic scholarship.
The world knows me as a writer but coaching distance runners is what makes me whole.
I came to a stunning realization: I enjoy coaching practices but I do not like coaching competitions.
