About the Book
This audiobook edition of A Mile at a Time includes additional insights after each chapter from author, Travis Macy, and a bonus track featuring poetry written and read by Travis Macy. In October 2018, Mark "Mace" Macy, sixty-four years old, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. He had spent thirty years competing in Colorado and around the world in ultra-endurance competitions and is one of the few people who have finished all eight Eco-Challenge events. Once diagnosed, he feared losing endurance, strength, and independence. Mace's son Travis, also a professional endurance athlete, also struggled to see his father battling the disease. In 2019 they decided to participate in World's Toughest Race--a seven-day, grueling 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 alongside a first-person narrative by Travis, A Mile at a Time tells the story of this incredible journey and what both father and son learned along the way. A powerful story about living--and thriving--with a disease that impacts nearly six million Americans, this timely and deeply moving father-son adventure sheds light on the hard truths of this disease while giving listeners hope of all that still can be achieved.
About the Author :
Mark "Mace" Macy is a well-known and long-lived figure in the endurance sports world. He 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. One of a few athletes to participate in eight Eco-Challenge adventure races, he is the only person to compete after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's. The father of Travis Macy, he was also a successful trial lawyer for decades. Patrick Regan is the author of numerous books, in genres including biography, history, humor, lifestyle, and children's. He has collaborated with a long list of artists, athletes, humorists, and photographers and has worked as a freelance editor and manuscript doctor. He writes books for a wide range of private clients, including corporations, foundations, and institutions. Travis Macy is a speaker, an author, a coach, and a record-setting professional endurance athlete. 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 photobooks about adventure racing: Adventure Racing World Championship Scotland and Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge 2009. A sponsored professional athlete for twenty years, he has represented a variety of industry leaders. Travis Macy is a speaker, an author, a coach, and a record-setting professional endurance athlete. 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 photobooks about adventure racing: Adventure Racing World Championship Scotland and Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge 2009. A sponsored professional athlete for twenty years, he has represented a variety of industry leaders. Rupert Degas began his career in the United Kingdom dubbing films as an apprentice to Robert Rietty. At BBC, he honed his craft working with maverick radio director Dirk Maggs. He has lent his talents to Disney, LucasArts, EA Games, and Sony. A renowned audiobook narrator with over 250 titles to his name, he has achieved critical acclaim in the United Kingdom and the United States. Pat Grimes is an experienced voice actor. When not recording, he can be found writing, playing guitar, singing, traveling, or doting on his small dog, Charlie. Born in Los Angeles, he now makes his home in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Qarie Marshall has narrated over thirty series for the Discovery Channel and the BBC. He has also been a guest voice on Comedy Central's Drawn Together and has recorded BBC radio plays, the in-flight programming for Virgin Atlantic Airlines, over eighty video games for the PlayStation and Xbox, and numerous audiobooks. In 2007, he was made an Associate Artist of The Purple Rose Theatre. Christine Kiphart is a classically trained singer with a lifetime of experience in storytelling and performance. As a teacher of literature and writing, she enjoys bringing the world of story to children and adolescents and loves exploring the art of narration. She resides with her poet-clown husband and her two terriers in Los Angeles. Mark Owen is an actor, an audiobook narrator, and a singer-songwriter from northwest Ohio. A long-time Toledo-area musician, he plays the mafia boss Vito Mancini in the 2018 indie film On the Arm and has performed in numerous theatrical productions.
