Episode 128 Martin Dugard and The Long Run

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Martin Dugard discussing his book on the 1970s running boom and the significance of marathons.

This week we interview #1 New York Times bestselling author , runner and coach, Martin Dugard about his new book,The Long Run: The Decade That Made Marathons Cool is a 2026 book that chronicles the 1970s running boom. It highlights key figures like Frank Shorter, Steve Prefontaine, and Joan Benoit, detailing how running became a popular, mainstream sport. Martin talks all about the book, why he wrote it, what running means to him and why the marathon is the one event that everyone keeps coming back to! Buy here! https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803297/the-long-run-by-martin-dugard/ Here is a link to support Paul's 100k x 10 challenge https://www.justgiving.com/page/paul-griffiths-5?utm_medium=FA&utm_source=CL Also why not join our Strava group for coaching tips and offers and much more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.strava.com/clubs/1414138/members⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ As always we go through our week of running and cover some recent race results, shout outs to listeners and some future topic suggestions. If you have any results you want us to cover or topics for future episodes, get in touch, or if you are interested in being coached by Paul (email…

People in this episode

Hosts: Paul Griffiths, Alison Scope

Guest: Martin Dugard

Topics covered

• running
• marathons
• book discussion
• 1970s running boom
• coaching
• fitness

Keywords

• Martin Dugard
• The Long Run
• marathon history
• running boom
• coaching tips

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Penguin Random House

Books & works: The Long Run: The Decade That Made Marathons Cool

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