Michael Macare - Doing The Possible (Ep. 17)

EPISODE 17 with Michael Macare - your ‘normal guy’ making the impossible..possible. I’ve known Michael for about 6 years when he joined the TASCO-mtb race team - with his happy and gregarious attitude, we became instafriends :). For as long as I have known Michael, he has set his goals far and long going for races that are at the edge of his grasp. This year, he successfully completed Unbound - for those who are not as familiar with gravel races - Unbound is a 200 mile gravel race in Emporia, Kansas. When I first heard about this race, I honestly thought that was an insane ride. Why would anyone in their right mind ride for 200 miles in one day. The professionals complete this race in 9-10 hours holding 20 mph average with the last riders completing the ride in 20 hours. Listeners, I want to be completely transparent, Michael is an athlete that I coached to prepare him for BWR San Diego in 2019 and 2022 and for Unbound on June 4 of this year. But that’s not why I asked him to be a guest…it’s his story and lifestyle that I feel make him more approachable and relatable which have the potential to impact so many more riders. He does mention coaching but completely unsolicited. In this conversation, we talk about... how he got into endurance riding how riding and specifically endurance riding has impacted his life the process to get to Unbound we also talk deeper about what drives him to do the impossible and what gives him the confidence to get to the start line and even more, the strength to get to the finish line.