TWO SCRATCHES: A Journey of Grit and Grace

At sixty-five years old, John LaMacchia set out alone on a bicycle to cross the United States for the 2nd time from the Pacific Ocean to Boston...93 days, 4100 miles. What began as a test of endurance became a story of grit and quiet miracles. With summiting ≈174,315 feet of vertical muscle-shredding climbing, hot unending miles of the plains, he carried not only his "home" on two wheels, but the unseen companions of his faith, and grace.

Two Scratches isn’t just a cycling memoir, and certainly not Shakespeare. But it is an invitation and will inspire you. Page by page, you’ll feel the miles under your own legs, the solitude of empty highways, the unlikely help from Road Angels, and the hope rising at each new horizon. Somewhere within the ride, you’ll begin searching for the two scratches—the improbable moments that reveal a Strength far greater than luck. Let this book inspire you to chase your own horizons!