{"id":7878649676013,"title":"A Mile at a Time","handle":"a-mile-at-a-time","description":"\u003ch1\u003eA Mile at a Time\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Father and Son's Inspiring Alzheimer's Journey of Love, Adventure, and Hope\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/travis-macy\"\u003eTravis\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/mark-macy\"\u003eMark \"Mace\" Macy\u003c\/a\u003e with \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/patrick-regan\"\u003ePatrick Regan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne last race together. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cb\u003e“Travis and Mace have touched a generation of families around the world with their courage, resilience and kindness.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eBear Grylls, star of\u003ci\u003e Man vs. Wild \u003c\/i\u003eand host of\u003ci\u003e World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Watching Mark and Travis Macy compete together for \u003ci\u003eEco-Challenge Fiji\u003c\/i\u003ewas a true inspiration. Travis’s selfless act of taking his father on what may be his last race is a story that anyone can relate to and what we need more of these days.”  \u003cbr\u003e—Mark Burnett, chairman of MGM Worldwide Television Group; creator and producer of \u003ci\u003eSurvivor, The Apprentice, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn October 2018, Mark “Mace” Macy, sixty-four years old, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Mace had spent thirty years competing in Colorado and around the world in ultra-endurance competitions and is one of the few to have finished all eight Eco-Challenge events. Once diagnosed, Mace feared losing his  endurance, strength, and independence. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMace's son Travis, a fellow professional endurance athlete, also struggled with his father's diagnosis. In 2019, they decided to participate in the World's Toughest Race—a grueling seven-day 400-mile marathon of trekking, climbing, biking, and paddling through the jungle—for one final race together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeaving excerpts from Mace's passionate personal journals together with a first-person narrative by Travis, t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehis timely and deeply moving father-son adventure sheds light on the hard truths of Alzheimer's while glimpsing the hope and love that can still be found together. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/gotham-girl-interrupted\"\u003eGotham Girl Interrupted\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/dance-or-die\"\u003eDance or Die\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/above-all-else\"\u003eAbove All Else\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[TABS]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/mile-at-a-time-spread.jpg?v=1664987795\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e\u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/mile-at-a-time-cover.jpg?v=1660060051\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/mile-at-a-time-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1660060051\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTravis Macy, co-author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinisher of over 130 ultra-endurance events in 17 countries, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTravis Macy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a speaker, author, coach, and record-setting professional endurance athlete. Travis leads authentically to empower others to make the most of their lives. He is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ultra Mindset: An Endurance Champion's 8 Core Principles for Success in Business, Sports, and Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He also wrote the text for two photo books about adventure racing: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdventure Racing World Championship Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbu Dhabi Adventure Challenge 2009\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. A sponsored professional athlete for twenty years, Travis Macy has represented a variety of industry leaders, including Merrell, Salomon, Spyder, Nike, Eastern Mountain Sports, Osprey, Hoka One, Ultimate Direction, Zanfel, and Nemo Equipment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/travis-macy\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Travis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark \"Mace\" Macy, co-author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTravis’s father, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMark \"Mace\" Macy\u003c\/b\u003e, was a successful trial lawyer for decades and retired as a partner from his Denver law firm in late 2016. He is also a well-known and long-lived figure in the endurance sports world. Mace and his contemporaries pioneered ultra-running (defined as races of 50 kilometers to more than 100 miles) in the 1980s. In the 90s he did the same for adventure racing: grueling team events requiring everything from rope climbing to trail running, mountain biking, white-water rafting and even camel riding. One of a few athletes to participate in all eight Eco-Challenge adventure races, he is the only person to compete in this extreme adventure race after having been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. As best as can be ascertained, he is one of the few athletes to officially compete in any sanctioned ultra-distance event after having received such a diagnosis. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/mark-macy\"\u003eRead more\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eabout\u003cspan\u003e Mace\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Regan, co-author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCowriter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePatrick Regan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is the author of biography, history, humor, lifestyle and children’s books, and he has collaborated with a long list of artists, athletes, humorists, and photographers. Titles include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDog Is My Copilot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo Other Home \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(with professional soccer player Matt Besler), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFlipping Brilliant: A Penguin’s Guide to Happy Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHallmark: A Century of Caring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Patrick has also worked as a freelance editor and manuscript doctor and writes books for a wide range of private clients including corporations, foundations, and institutions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/patrick-regan\"\u003eRead more\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eabout\u003cspan\u003e Patrick\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nTravis and Mark on the Life on Repeat podcast\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.captivate.fm\/episode\/d01e4eb7-3b71-41d3-8664-bb6f37433971\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eTravis and Mark on the No Excuses podcast\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/38bv5joFeLTlVVyMoAWBYp?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; 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creator and producer of \u003ci\u003eSurvivor, The Apprentice, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn October 2018, Mark “Mace” Macy, sixty-four years old, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Mace had spent thirty years competing in Colorado and around the world in ultra-endurance competitions and is one of the few to have finished all eight Eco-Challenge events. Once diagnosed, Mace feared losing his  endurance, strength, and independence. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMace's son Travis, a fellow professional endurance athlete, also struggled with his father's diagnosis. In 2019, they decided to participate in the World's Toughest Race—a grueling seven-day 400-mile marathon of trekking, climbing, biking, and paddling through the jungle—for one final race together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeaving excerpts from Mace's passionate personal journals together with a first-person narrative by Travis, t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehis timely and deeply moving father-son adventure sheds light on the hard truths of Alzheimer's while glimpsing the hope and love that can still be found together. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/gotham-girl-interrupted\"\u003eGotham Girl Interrupted\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/dance-or-die\"\u003eDance or Die\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/above-all-else\"\u003eAbove All Else\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[TABS]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/mile-at-a-time-spread.jpg?v=1664987795\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e\u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/mile-at-a-time-cover.jpg?v=1660060051\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/mile-at-a-time-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1660060051\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTravis Macy, co-author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinisher of over 130 ultra-endurance events in 17 countries, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTravis Macy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a speaker, author, coach, and record-setting professional endurance athlete. Travis leads authentically to empower others to make the most of their lives. He is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ultra Mindset: An Endurance Champion's 8 Core Principles for Success in Business, Sports, and Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He also wrote the text for two photo books about adventure racing: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdventure Racing World Championship Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbu Dhabi Adventure Challenge 2009\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. A sponsored professional athlete for twenty years, Travis Macy has represented a variety of industry leaders, including Merrell, Salomon, Spyder, Nike, Eastern Mountain Sports, Osprey, Hoka One, Ultimate Direction, Zanfel, and Nemo Equipment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/travis-macy\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Travis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark \"Mace\" Macy, co-author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTravis’s father, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMark \"Mace\" Macy\u003c\/b\u003e, was a successful trial lawyer for decades and retired as a partner from his Denver law firm in late 2016. He is also a well-known and long-lived figure in the endurance sports world. Mace and his contemporaries pioneered ultra-running (defined as races of 50 kilometers to more than 100 miles) in the 1980s. In the 90s he did the same for adventure racing: grueling team events requiring everything from rope climbing to trail running, mountain biking, white-water rafting and even camel riding. One of a few athletes to participate in all eight Eco-Challenge adventure races, he is the only person to compete in this extreme adventure race after having been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. As best as can be ascertained, he is one of the few athletes to officially compete in any sanctioned ultra-distance event after having received such a diagnosis. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/mark-macy\"\u003eRead more\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eabout\u003cspan\u003e Mace\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Regan, co-author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCowriter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePatrick Regan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is the author of biography, history, humor, lifestyle and children’s books, and he has collaborated with a long list of artists, athletes, humorists, and photographers. 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A Mile at a Time

A Mile at a Time

A Father and Son's Inspiring Alzheimer's Journey of Love, Adventure, and Hope

By: Travis and Mark "Mace" Macy with Patrick Regan

One last race together. 

“Travis and Mace have touched a generation of families around the world with their courage, resilience and kindness.”
Bear Grylls, star of Man vs. Wild and host of World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji

 “Watching Mark and Travis Macy compete together for Eco-Challenge Fijiwas a true inspiration. Travis’s selfless act of taking his father on what may be his last race is a story that anyone can relate to and what we need more of these days.”  
—Mark Burnett, chairman of MGM Worldwide Television Group; creator and producer of Survivor, The Apprentice, and World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji

In October 2018, Mark “Mace” Macy, sixty-four years old, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Mace had spent thirty years competing in Colorado and around the world in ultra-endurance competitions and is one of the few to have finished all eight Eco-Challenge events. Once diagnosed, Mace feared losing his  endurance, strength, and independence. 

Mace's son Travis, a fellow professional endurance athlete, also struggled with his father's diagnosis. In 2019, they decided to participate in the World's Toughest Race—a grueling seven-day 400-mile marathon of trekking, climbing, biking, and paddling through the jungle—for one final race together.

Weaving excerpts from Mace's passionate personal journals together with a first-person narrative by Travis, this timely and deeply moving father-son adventure sheds light on the hard truths of Alzheimer's while glimpsing the hope and love that can still be found together. 

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Travis Macy, co-author

Finisher of over 130 ultra-endurance events in 17 countries, Travis Macy is a speaker, author, coach, and record-setting professional endurance athlete. Travis leads authentically to empower others to make the most of their lives. He is the author of The Ultra Mindset: An Endurance Champion's 8 Core Principles for Success in Business, Sports, and Life. He also wrote the text for two photo books about adventure racing: Adventure Racing World Championship Scotland and Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge 2009. A sponsored professional athlete for twenty years, Travis Macy has represented a variety of industry leaders, including Merrell, Salomon, Spyder, Nike, Eastern Mountain Sports, Osprey, Hoka One, Ultimate Direction, Zanfel, and Nemo Equipment.

Read more about Travis.

Mark "Mace" Macy, co-author

Travis’s father, Mark "Mace" Macy, was a successful trial lawyer for decades and retired as a partner from his Denver law firm in late 2016. He is also a well-known and long-lived figure in the endurance sports world. Mace and his contemporaries pioneered ultra-running (defined as races of 50 kilometers to more than 100 miles) in the 1980s. In the 90s he did the same for adventure racing: grueling team events requiring everything from rope climbing to trail running, mountain biking, white-water rafting and even camel riding. One of a few athletes to participate in all eight Eco-Challenge adventure races, he is the only person to compete in this extreme adventure race after having been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. As best as can be ascertained, he is one of the few athletes to officially compete in any sanctioned ultra-distance event after having received such a diagnosis. 

Read more about Mace.

Patrick Regan, co-author

Cowriter Patrick Regan is the author of biography, history, humor, lifestyle and children’s books, and he has collaborated with a long list of artists, athletes, humorists, and photographers. Titles include Dog Is My Copilot, No Other Home (with professional soccer player Matt Besler), Flipping Brilliant: A Penguin’s Guide to Happy Life, and Hallmark: A Century of Caring. Patrick has also worked as a freelance editor and manuscript doctor and writes books for a wide range of private clients including corporations, foundations, and institutions.

Read more about Patrick.

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Travis and Mark on the Life on Repeat podcast
Travis and Mark on the No Excuses podcast
The Travis Macy Show invites co-authors Mark Macy, Patrick Regan, and editor Kevin Stevens

Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62354-555-0

Page count: 240
6 x 9