About this episode
Carrie interviews coach Dennis "D-Dawg" Barker! He discusses publishing his first book, The River Road , and his experience coaching elite runner Gabriele Grunewald as she battles cancer. Show notes for this episode can be found at ctollerun.com . Dennis Barker Dennis Barker is a coach and writer. He is the author of The River Road , a historical running novel nominated for the 2016 Track & Field Writers of America Book of the Year. He has coached 24 U.S. national champions, including Olympian Carrie Tollefson, and 73 top three finishers. He has also coached NCAA All-Americans at the collegiate level and Minnesota All-State runners at the high school level. He continues to coach individuals striving for personal goals through his website coachbarker.com .