Travis Macy is an ultra endurance athlete and coach. He’s the author of The Ultra Mindset: An Endurance Champion’s 8 Core Principles for Success in Business, Sports, and Life. I spoke with Travis on my podcast in January about his racing escapades, embracing training, redefining expectations throughout his career and his experience with his dad’s Alzheimers. This week, we brought him back with his dad, Mark “Mace” Macy, a 30-year veteran of ultra endurance competitions, who has continued to thrive since his early-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis in 2018. Together, they authored the book A Mile at a Time, which tells the story of how Travis and Mace conquered the World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji and how Mace has tapped into his inner strength to deal with his disease. 

Mace is a retired attorney and grandfather. He’s a well-known athlete in the endurance sports world, pioneering ultra running in the 1980s and adventure racing in the ‘90s. In 2020 he became the only person to compete in an Eco-Challenge race after having been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.

In this episode, we talked about Mace's story, resilience with Alzheimer's, having the courage to show up in life and maintaining hope and optimism.

Key Takeaways:

• Mark "Mace" Macy's story
• Resilience after Alzheimer's diagnosis
• Adventure racing in Fiji
• Having the courage to show up in life
• What is adventure racing?
• Extra precautions competing with Alzheimer's
• Maintaining hope and optimism
• Being present
• Sharing the Alzheimer's journey to positively impact others
• What does acceptance look like?

Links:

• Learn more about A Mile at a Time
• Learn more about The World's Toughest Race - Eco-Challenge Fiji
• Related podcast: The Ultra Mindset with Endurance Athlete and Coach Travis Macy
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