On this bonus episode of The Travis Macy Show, Travis and Mace are interviewed by scientist and mindset coach Claudia Garbutt (www.wiredforsuccess.solutions) for her Wired for Success Podcast.

skimo gold, endurance and life coaching with brief testimonials

Boulder, Colorado’s Ryan Van Duzer is a bike-packing YouTuber and speaker who sheds a positive attitude and zest for life wherever he goes. Travis and guest host Phillip Vacarella, also a bikepacker, interview Ryan about the Great Divide Mountain Biking Route; current events in Boulder, Colorado; masculine vulnerability; bikepacking with a dog; growing up in front of the camera; ditching alcohol; and more.

skimo gold, endurance and life coaching with brief testimonials

Fans of multisport and adventure racing like World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge often wonder why the Kiwis are so dominant. Here we seek insight therein with Elina Usser and Dougal Allan, two of the best in the business. Topics include their recent performances in the Coast to Coast Multisport World Championship; adventure racing over the decades; New Zealand’s people and terrain; training strategies; old road trip memories; and more.

skimo gold, endurance and life coaching with brief testimonials

Annie Fenn, M.D. is a physician, chef and culinary instructor focused exclusively on preventing Alzheimer's and other types of dementia. Her cooking school, the Brain Health Kitchen, is the only school of its kind. Elizabeth Humphries is Executive Director of Mind What Matters, a nonprofit supporting Alzheimer’s caregivers, and host of the Mind What Matters Podcast. Dan Jaworski, the “Alzheimer’s outlier,” is training hard for Ironman Hawaii while raising funds and awareness for the Alzheimer’s community.  Travis and Mace discuss a range of Alzheimer’s-related topics with the guests.

skimo gold, endurance and life coaching with brief testimonials

Rea Kolbl is one of the top multisport athletes of our era. She crushes it in obstacle course racing, adventure racing, mountain biking, trail running, and ski mountaineering (skimo). Travis and Rea discuss her recent world record for uphill skiing: 55,000 feet in 24 hours in Aspen, Colorado. They talk about the mindset for going big; Rea’s participation in World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji (2nd place); ditching a Stanford Ph.D. for life as a pro athlete; and more.

skimo gold, endurance and life coaching with brief testimonials

Payson McElveen is a star privateer professional cyclist who also crushes it with The Adventure Stache Podcast, video production, #vanlife, and volunteerism (pathoflogic.org). Travis and Payson discuss the path from a Waldorf education to entrepreneurism; tales from the Leadville 100 and beyond; the “do your best no matter what mindset;” how to create a winning podcast; Payson’s role models like Reggie Miller, Lance, “Deadly Nedly,” and Rebecca Rusch; and more.

skimo gold, endurance and life coaching with brief testimonials

Composed of tough-as-nails athletes over age 60, Team Stray Dogs is a legendary adventure racing squad. “Endurance King” Marshall Ulrich has climbed the Seven Summits, crossed Death Valley a record 30 times on foot, and competed in every Eco-Challenge. Dr. Bob Haugh completed multiple Eco-Challenges, Racing the Planet multi-day ultra runs, and loops at the dreaded Barkley Marathon. Mark “Mace” Macy won the Iditashoe 100-mile snowshoe race a few times and competed in Eco-Challenge from 1995 to 2019. Travis talks with these mentors about Marsh’s and Bob’s recent Fire and Ice winter trek from Badwater to Mt. Whitney; the team approach to Alzheimer’s and life; friendships forged in suffering; memories from adventure around the world; the Alzheimer’s Association’s The Longest Day project; how they’d like to be remembered; and more.

skimo gold, endurance and life coaching with brief testimonials

Nataki Fitzgerald is a cosmetologist and model. Matt, her husband, is a prolific writer and experienced endurance athlete. Travis and his parents, Pam and Mace, join this compelling conversation about Matt’s new book, The Comeback Quotient; one of his older books, Iron War; the good old days of Ironman Triathlon; navigating Bipolar disorder and Alzheimer’s disease; hanging tough as a family; the writing process; long haul COVID; and more. 

skimo gold, endurance and life coaching with brief testimonials

Jay, Osborne, and Yonke are elite mountain athletes on the adrenalin project team who have recently set records for most 14ers in a day and fastest running time on the White Rim Trail. They’re talented coaches and athletes who balance and integrate adventure with family life. Travis talks with the mountain ladies about fastpacking 14ers; running the White Rim Trail; strength and endurance coaching; bringing adventure to family; important causes like Black Lives Matter, Multiple Sclerosis, and Alzheimer’s; female athlete considerations such as coaching, training, the menstrual cycle, and Mom Power; music therapy; navigating the pandemic; and more.

skimo gold, endurance and life coaching with brief testimonials

Peter Stetina is a privateer pro cyclist focusing on gravel riding who rode for a decade at the highest Pro Tour level, including finishes at the Tour, Giro, and Vuelta. Robbie Day is a senior at Evergreen High School (Evergreen, Colorado) who has already done a lot on the bike and looks forward to more. Travis talks with Pete and Robbie about pulling for Alberto  Contador on the climbs; Pete’s White Rim Trail Fastest Known Time; marketing skills professional athletes need; why a happy athlete is a fast athlete; lubing the chain while riding; and more.

skimo gold, endurance and life coaching with brief testimonials