Dark Zone 65: Travis and Mark 'Mace' Macy - Father and Son Adventure Racers and Their Alzheimer's Journey of Love, Adventure, and Hope
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Thank you to Travis and Mark 'Mace' Macy for joining The Dark Zone to share their experience, strength, hope, and stories. Travis's new book A Mile at a Time recounts their family's dedication to endurance racing (including Mace's participation in the first Eco-Challenge), Mace's Alzheimer's diagnosis, Travis's successful adventure racing career, and their decision to race Eco-Challenge: Fiji together. Along the way, they both share their AR wisdom. A Mile at a Time - https://a.co/d/5r135yv Travis Macy - www.travismacy.com Danelle Ballengee - https://www.runnersworld.com/trail-running/a20808181/danelle-ballengee-five-years-later/ Thank you to this episode's sponsor: VJ Shoes - https://vjshoesusa.com/the-dark-zone and use code: darkzone20 for a $20 discount. And please visit TDZ's Charity Partner - Ascend Athletics at https://www.ascendathletics.org/ and learn more about their work with young women in Pakistan and Afghanistan. TDZ is happy to promote its work at no cost to Ascend.
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