Travis Macy: Ordos Adventure Challenge and Wulong Mountain Quest: A Couple of Videos

Monday, October 15, 2012

Ordos Adventure Challenge and Wulong Mountain Quest: A Couple of Videos

I was lucky to compete on Team AYUP Lights this fall at two adventure races in China, the Ordos Adventure Challenge and the Wulong Mountain Quest. We finished fourth in both of the multi-day stage races.

The first video here is shared with credit to the guys at hotreels.tv, who have done some excellent video production and will soon air their work on international TV stations. The second is my home-made piece from the Wulong opening ceremony.

Ordos Adventure Challenge from Spontaneous Combustion on Vimeo.

WuLong Mountain Quest from Spontaneous Combustion on Vimeo.

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Racing Results

Career Highlights

*Proud and happy father and husband!

*Leadman Series winner and course record: 36:20 for 282.3 miles of running and biking in Leadville Race Series (marathon run, 50 mile bike, 100 mile bike, 10k run, 100 mile run)

*Zion Traverse Fastest Known time of 7:27:46 for 48 miles (as of 4/6/13)

*1st, Best of the West 5-Day Expedition Adventure Race

*1st (x2), 3rd, Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon

*1st (x6), Colorado Snowshoeing State Championship

*1st (x3), Turquoise Lake 20-Miler Snowshoe Race

*1st, course record, 24 Hours of Leadville MTB

*1st, course record, Leadville Silver Rush 50 MTB

*1st (unofficial), Check Point Tracker USA Adventure Racing National Championship

*1st, Raid World Series, Australia

* US Snowshoeing National Team Member

*2nd (x2), Primal Quest Adventure Race

*2nd, Rock and Ice Ultra 5-Day/25ok Endurance Running/Snowshoeing Race

*2nd, 24 Hours of Moab MTB

*2nd (x5), 3rd, Teva Mountain Games Ultimate Mountain Challenge
*2nd, MB RACE mtb, 18000' of climbing over 140k, Megeve France

*2nd, Wulong Mountain Quest Adventure Race, China, 2011

*3rd, TransMexicana MTB

*5th, 6th, 7th, 13th Adventure Racing World Championship

*6th, Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge

2015

1st, Steep Ravine 50k

2nd, Ultra Arenal, Costa Rica

14th, Spartan Sprint Race, Bahamas

3rd, US Skyrunning Georgia Death Race, Georgia

5/1, Ultra run to Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver for 7pm booktalk on The Ultra Mindset

5/16, Peak Ultra 50-miler, Vermont

6/13, Breckenridge Beast Spartan Race, Colorado

June/July, Nolan's 14

9/11, Wasatch 100

2014

1st, Beaver Creek Snowshoe Event 1, 5k

1st, Colorado Snowshoeing State Championship

6th, Moab Red Hot 55k Ultrarun, 4:15

1st, America's Uphill winter ascent of Aspen Mtn, 46:53

2nd, Gorge Waterfalls 50k Ultra, 4:06

2nd, Cheyenne Mountain Trail Race 25k

3rd, Black Canyon of the Gunnison Ascent

1st, CR Evergreen Mountain Trail Race 15k

2nd, Milla Vertical d'Areu (5280' gain over 5k, Spain)

7th, Vertical Kilometer World Champs, France

6th, Ice Trail Tarentaise 65k, France

August, Leadville 100 pacing w/ Emma Roca

3rd, UROC 100k, Colorado

1st, US Skyrunning Vertical Champs, Arizona

4th, US Trail Marathon Champs, Utah

2013

1st/CR (2:53:55) Sourdough 30k Snowshoe Race, Nederland

2nd, Vail Uphill at Winter Mountain Games

6th, 3:18, Salida Run Through Time Trail Marathon

FKT, Zion Traverse Run, 7:27:46 for 48 miles, route at http://app.strava.com/activities/47569051 (time bested 5/2013 for opposite direction)

7th Pro, Rocky Mountain Endurance Series Indian Creek MTB: 50+ miles of awesome singletrack

2nd Pro, GoPro Mtn Games Ultimate Mountain Challenge: Kayak, MTB, Run, Cycle (5th year in a row for 2nd...Josiah is tough to beat!)

2nd, Leadville Trail Marathon Run, 3:38

9th, Leadville Silver Rush 50 MTB, 4:07

7:32, Leadville 100 MTB

20:15, 15th place Leadville 100 Trail Run

Leadman Series winner and course record: 36:20 for 282.3 miles of running and biking in Leadville Race Series (marathon run, 50 mile bike, 100 mile bike, 10k run, 100 mile run)

Pagosa Springs Epic Mountain Challenge Run/MTB

2nd, Summit for Life Winter Uphill (fundraiser for organ and tissue donation)

2nd, Pedal Power Eagle-Vail Snowshoe

2012

*1st, Colorado Snowshoeing State Championship

*United States Snowshoeing Association National Team Member

*1st, Tennessee Pass Kickoff Classic Snowshoe

*2nd, Beaver Creek Snowshoe Adventure Series #1

*3rd, Teva Mountain Games Snowshoe Race

*4th, Ordos Adventure Challenge, 5 day adventure race, Chinese Inner Mongolia

*4th, Wulong Mountain Quest, 4 day adventure race, China

4th, Ordos Adventure Challenge, 5 day adventure race, Chinese Inner Mongolia

2nd, Manigod Kilometre Vertical, France (running race with 1000m gained), 38 min

3rd, Bailey Hundo 100-mile MTB with 12,000' gain, 6:44

2nd, Teva Mountain Games Ultimate Mountain Challenge

2nd Pro, Curt Gowdy XTERRA

2nd, Paddy's Eagle-Vail 10k Snowshoe

9th Pro, XTERRA Mountain Championship, Beaver Creek

6th, Teva Mountain Games Trail Run

Firecracker 50 MTB, 3:53

3rd, Teva Mountain Games Snowshoe

3rd, North American Snowshoeing Championships

2nd, Beaver Creek Snowshoe Race

Ride the Ridgeline MTB

Winter Park Super Loop MTB

2011

*1st, Colorado Snowshoeing State Championship

*1st Pro, Winter Park MTB XC Super Loop, 6/25/11
*1st, Tennessee Pass Kickoff Classic Snowshoe Race

*1st, Beaver Creek Snowshoe Adventure Series #1

*1st, Beaver Creek Snowshoe Adventure Series #2

*1st, Beaver Creek Snowshoe Adventure Series #3

*1st, Beaver Creek Snowshoe Adventure Series: Overall Champion

*2nd, Wulong Mountain Quest Adventure Race, China, 2011
*2nd, MB RACE mtb, 18000' of climbing over 140k, Megeve France (500 competitors)
*2nd Pro, Teva Mountain Games Ultimate Mountain Challenge (kayak, trail run, mtb, road cycling)

*2nd, Pedal Power Snowshoe 10k at Eagle-Vail

*3rd Pro, Front Range 60-Mile MTB Race in Bear Creek Lake Park
*3rd, Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon (road bike, run, ski, snowshoe), Grants, New Mexico

*4th, Bailey Hundo 100-Mile MTB Race, Bailey, Colorado, 7:09
*12th Pro, Teva Mountain Games XC MTB Race
*8th Pro, Teva Mountain Games Road Cycling Vail Pass Time Trial (30:27)
*12th, Salzkammergut Trophy MTB, Bad Goisern, Austria. 21000' of climbing over 211k; 600 competitors
*16th Pro, Iron Horse Bicycle Classic XC MTB Race

*7:15:43, Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race

2010
*1st, Course Record (12 laps/205 miles), 24 Hours of Leadville Mountain Bike Race, Leadville, Colorado
*1st, Mt. Taylor Quadrathlon (8 stages of cycling, running, skiing, and snowshoeing; 5,000' vertical gain), Grants, New Mexico
*1st, Course Record (3:52:34), Leadville Silver Rush 50-Mile Mountain Bike Race, Leadville, Colorado
*1st (UNOFFICIAL), Check Point Tracker Adventure Racing National Championship, Moab, Utah, Team Osprey Packs
*3rd Pro, Winter Park Valley to Valley Mountain Bike Race, Winter Park, Colorado
*1st, Frisco Nordic Center Ski-O, Advanced Course, Frisco, Colorado
*2nd, Teva Mountain Games Ultimate Mountain Challenge: kayak, mountain bike, trail run, road bike, Vail, Colorado
*4th, Cat. 3, Bob Cook Memorial / Mt. Evans Hill Climb / Road Racing Hill Climb State Champs: 6700' gain over 28 miles to summit of Mt. Evans at 14,256'
*2nd, Chatfield Orienteering Challenge, Denver, Colorado
*3rd, Endurance Challenge at Sunlight (12-hour randonee ski race, 28,500 vertical feet gained), Glenwood Sprngs, Colorado
*3rd, White Ranch Orienteering Challenge, Golden, Colorado
*4th, Tennessee Pass Winter Triathlon (snowshoe, snowbike, skate ski), Leadville, Colorado
*8th, USAC 24 Hour National Championship at 24 Hours of Moab. 15 laps.
*Middle of the Pack, Elk Mountains Grand Traverse (42-mile backcountry ski race), Crested Butte, Colorado

2009
*1st, Best of the West Adventure Race (six days: running, biking, ropes, paddling, navigation, caving), Alberta/British Colombia
*1st, Mt. Taylor Quadrathlon (8 stages of cycling, running, skiing, and snowshoeing; 5,000' vertical gain), Grants, New Mexico
*1st, Colorado Snowshoeing State Championship (10k at 10,500’), Leadville, Colorado
*1st, Turquoise Lake 20-Miler Snowshoe Race (11,500’ high-point), Leadville, Colorado
*1st, Adventure Xstream Moab 12-Hour Adventure Race, Moab, Utah
*1st/Course Record, Sunshine Canyon Hill Climb Running Race, 5.8 miles, 1682' verical, 39:37
*1st, Pedal Power Snowshoe Racing Series (five races), Colorado
*1st, "Heavy Metal" Division, Cosmic Series Randonee Ski Race (5,000' vertical gain), Sunlight Mtn. Resort, Colorado
*1st, Cherry Creek State Park Orienteering Challenge (Green Course), Denver, Colorado
*1st, Chatfield State Park Orienteering Challenge (Green/Red and Orange Courses), Denver, Colorado
*2nd, Primal Quest Badlands Adventure Race (600 miles, six days: running, biking, ropes, paddling, navigation, caving), South Dakota
*2nd, Teva Mountain Games Ultimate Mountain Challenge (trail run, road bike, mountain bike, kayak), Colorado
*2nd, North American Snowsheing Championship (10k at 10,000'), Beaver Creek Resort, Colorado
*2nd, Tennessee Pass Winter Triathlon (snowshoe, snowbike, skate ski at 10,500'), Leadville, Colorado
*3rd, Leadville Silver Rush 50 Mile Mountain Biking Race, Leadville, Colorado
*6th, Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge, six days of adventure racing, Abu Dhabi

2008
*1st, Adventure Xstream 24-Hour Adventure Race, Buena Vista, Colorado
*1st, Colorado Snowshoeing State Championship (10k at 10,500’), Leadville, Colorado
*1st, Turquoise Lake 20-Miler Snowshoe Race (11,500’ high-point), Leadville, Colorado
*1st, Pedal Power Snowshoe Racing Series (five races), Colorado

*1st, White Ranch Orienteering Challenge, Colorado
*1st, Cherry Creek State Park Orienteering Challenge, Colorado
*2nd, Primal Quest Montana Adventure Race (six days: running, biking, ropes, paddling, navigation)
*2nd, Rock and Ice Ultra (140 miles of self-supported running/snowshoeing), Canada
*2nd, Rattlesnake Ramble 10k Trail Race, Boulder, Colorado
*2nd, Lakewood Trail Racing Challenge, 10k, Lakewood, Colorado
*3rd, TransMexicana Mountain Bike Race (700k from Atlantic to Pacific Coast), Mexico
*3rd, Teva Mountain Games Ultimate Mountain Challenge (trail run, road bike, mountain bike, kayak), Colorado
*9th, Mountain X-Race (six days: mountaineering, climbing, paddling, running, cycling), France
*13th, Adventure Racing World Championship (six days: running, biking, ropes, paddling, navigation), Brazil

Motivational Speaking

Centered on stories, film clips, images, and lessons from decades of world-class level adventure racing, running, and endurance mountain biking, motivational talks delivered by Travis and Mark Macy provide compelling calls to action for corporate, educational, club, and other audiences. The father-son duo tailors its presentation to your needs, focusing on the ways in which lessons from endurance racing apply to work, family, personal fitness, and life in general. Please e-mail travis.macy@gmail.com to book your session.