Prep Talk: Another Book Is Out From Running Coach Martin Dugard

Martin Dugard is a prolific writer and writer. He’s besides an adjunct cross-country coach astatine Santa Margarita aft being caput coach astatine JSerra for 15 years.

His newest book is “The Long Run,” which discusses nan 1970s moving roar and is simply a communicative history of 4 who sparked nan marathon boom: Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter, Joan Benoit Samuelson and Grete Waitz.

He’s going to person a book signing connected Saturday astatine 1 p.m. astatine Barnes & Noble, 26751 Aliso Creek Rd., Aliso Viejo.

Don’t beryllium amazed if he tries to tally from Rancho Santa Margarita to his book signing.

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