Travis Macy

Speaker, author, coach, and professional endurance athlete.

Finisher of over 120 ultra endurance events in 17 countries, Travis Macy is a speaker, author, coach, and professional endurance athlete. He is the author of The Ultra Mindset: An Endurance Champion’s 8 Core Principles for Success in Business, Sports, and Life, and he set a previous record for Leadman, an epic endurance event consisting of a trail running marathon, 50-mile mountain bike race, Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race, 10k road run, and Leadville 100 Run, all above 10,200′ in the Rocky Mountains.

A former classroom teacher with a Master’s degree in Education, Travis works with his speaking and consulting clients in advance and tailors his interactive, engaging talks to individual audiences according to best practices for teaching and learning. Along with his consulting team, Travis leads executive retreats for high-performers in Colorado and around the world.

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The Ultra Mindset

by Travis Macy

Travis Macy is best known as the record-setting champion of Leadman—“a sort of six-week Grand Prix of Ultra Endurance” that consists of a jaw-dropping number of challenges. This book is a fun look at the eight principles that make up the Ultra Mindset Travis uses to do extraordinary things. Big Ideas we explore include: Your new mantra, what to do when you don’t feel like it, thinking about thinking, making the choice to give up choice, and never quitting… except when you should quit (w/a great litmus test for when you should/shouldn’t quit).

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The reason I finish is commitment: before every race, during my training, I have committed to finishing. I have removed the option of not reaching the finish line. If you make a similar, wholehearted commitment— in your racing, your career, your life—you will reach your goals, too.

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The thing I’m most proud of is my consistency.

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Simply put, the choice to quit has been categorically removed as an option, so all I have to do is keep on going until I finish.

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People often quit endeavors in which they really should persevere because they’re afraid of the enormity of what lies ahead. If you want to achieve a goal, and you are ready to commit, break the process into manageable steps.

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‘We started these events in Leadville based on two principles,’ said Chlouber when I called him to ask about it. ‘The first is, ‘don’t quit.’ That same principle applies to your work and your family and those brutal races and whatever else you do in life. The second is ‘do more.’ I’ve said, ‘You’re better than you think you are, you can do more than you think you can.’

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