{"product_id":"a-mile-at-a-time-a-father-and-sons-inspiring-alzheimers-journey-of-love-adventure-and-hope-hardcover","title":"A Mile at a Time: A Father and Son's Inspiring Alzheimer's Journey of Love, Adventure, and Hope - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Mace Macy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTravis Macy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePatrick Regan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn inspiring memoir about a father and son entering\u003ci\u003e World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji\u003c\/i\u003e despite one of them battling Alzheimer's. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Watching Mark and Travis Macy compete together for \u003ci\u003eEco-Challenge Fiji\u003c\/i\u003e was 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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 people who have finished all eight Eco-Challenge events. Once diagnosed, Mace feared losing endurance, strength, and independence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMace'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving excerpts from Mace's passionate personal journals alongside a first-person narrative by Travis, \u003ci\u003eA Mile at a Time\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of this incredible journey and what both father and son learned along the way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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 readers hope of all that still can be achieved.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinisher of over 130 ultra-endurance events in 17 countries, \u003cb\u003eTravis Macy\u003c\/b\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 \u003ci\u003eThe Ultra Mindset: An Endurance Champion's 8 Core Principles for Success in Business, Sports, and Life\u003c\/i\u003e. He also wrote the text for two photo books about adventure racing: \u003ci\u003eAdventure Racing World Championship Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAbu Dhabi Adventure Challenge 2009\u003c\/i\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTravis's father, \u003cb\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 eight Eco-Challenge adventure races from 1995 to 2002, he is the only person to compete in this extreme adventure race (in 2019) 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCowriter \u003cb\u003ePatrick Regan\u003c\/b\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 \u003ci\u003eDog Is My Copilot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNo Other Home\u003c\/i\u003e (with professional soccer player Matt Besler), \u003ci\u003eFlipping Brilliant: A Penguin's Guide to Happy Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHallmark: A Century of Caring\u003c\/i\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.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.13 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52585537863973,"sku":"9781623545550","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/a1GJdfBMO89781623545550.webp?v=1781602195","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/a-mile-at-a-time-a-father-and-sons-inspiring-alzheimers-journey-of-love-adventure-and-hope-hardcover","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}