Oct 23, 2026
2026 Psycho 48 Race Report (3/3) Stopped after 4 laps again. Replaced empty soda cans and water. And made sure to have enough food on board. Had a hard time walking already but thought I will do another 3 laps and see how it’s going. After about 30miles in that lap I ended up my lights go off. Meant main battery empty. Never tested true runtime on the batteries before. Good news was that as precaution I had a blinking taillight added so I was safe and just had to swap batteries. Somehow combination of my technical experiences and mainly the pain in my left leg I stopped at end of the lap deciding to get a new spare main battery and take a short 30–60-minute recovery break. Had a hard time walking. Needed the cane for it. After one hour I extended it by another hour of recovery to see if my leg gets better. Unfortunate it did not get better and I decided to not take any risk and stop the race for myself. Sad as it is … I only did 392 miles overall. Certainly, disappointing but As I promised all my friends and my kids before the race … I would stop once the risk might be high to cause more damage. So stopped and informed Rich and Carol that I am unfortunately done. I know that’s not cool. I had 3 years with cool milage at the Psycho48 race and then something like that. But since it’s a hobby so I must stay focused on it as a hobby. I learned a lot for my recovery process and how to focus on next steps of recovery. 2027 will be a cool race year again. But to make it a cool race year I must fully recover and not push for something I might regret. Very happy and thankful for all racers who participated. 2027 is another year.
Oct 23, 2026
2026 Psycho 48 Race Report (2/3) Started the race ok … was able to hold pace as planned … ok a bit higher than initially planned but lack of experience made me ride it based on feeling, so I turned off most data on bike computer screen. One lap is about 35 miles. My plan was to do 3 laps before a short stop for drinking and food supply. Crazy to me and sign I started a bit fast was that my first 105 miles have been about 4.5 hours). Not smart but I did not pay attention on data that much. Turned out I did 6 laps before my first stop since I had enough supplies on board. Did ok for the first 5 laps. Lap 6 was a bit odd. Had some seriously bad noise and needed to decide to stop right away or make it to my van for better tools. Checked a bit and realized the noise only happened when pushing. Wheels spinning was noise free. I kept going to my van. Once there I checked and noticed something moved inside and I had to reorganize things and make sure nothing getting close to the chain. Still felt ok and thought to switch to 3 lap stopping schedule. Also changed the man battery for light system and phone. And stocked the velomobile with supply I need for 3-4 laps. Started again and was all cool. However, I noticed power issues and minor pain in left thigh muscle. Adjusted my power inputs to avoid the pain. Kept eating a bit carbs every other lap (as I started that schedule from beginning) and had some water mixed with Gatorlyte (half and half) and one can of soda per lap. Looks like that worked ok. After two more laps I had a bit of an issue when my bike computer shut down. I stopped to avoid losing miles even I had a backup. Funny as is the battery was empty. Even when I checked at the stop it showed full power available. A faulty info caused the battery to drain completely. No big deal I had a small battery to charge the bike computer. BTW – big thanks to the racer who ask if I need help. Not sure who it was but I was very thankful that we have great people asking. I was able to keep going again. Unfortunate pain was back more in left thigh muscle. And sadly, as it sometimes is my option to adjust power inputs did not work as expected.
Oct 21, 2026
2026 Psycho 48 Race Report (1/3) Sorry for taking a bit time to make some specific post about this year’s 48-hour Psycho Race. OK …. Upfront I did mention a few times that I am not competitive yet and need to use it as a training race. I could not get some of the training done as I planned. Work and family activities specifically with kids and grandkids had a bit of an impact in my training as well as some health-related issues. It’s not the end of the world to me because cycling is a hobby and not like some see it as option to make money. Also upfront … thanks for all who participated in this year’s event regardless 100 mile, 12, 24 or 48 hours. Those races live from people like you who sign up and come to the start line to at least try. Something we better remember. And it’s cool to meet enthusiasts at those events. My preparation was a bit tough and not as expected. That’s ok and part of the game. Kind of funny weather forecast was good a week before the race. Unfortunate it changed for the race weekend. But weather is something that’s the same for all of us. I prepared food and drinking supply as well as batteries for my lights and setup a backup for taillight in case something happens to the battery. It was my first try on a velomobile for such long distance. Longest I did ride in it was 12-hour race before and that caused some issues. Plan was to do the 48 hours but also to stop if needed and make health top priorities so I would not jeopardize my 2027 goals. Tried a short spin to check all lights and my bike computer. Before start I noticed a flat front left. Kind of bad sign for the race (just kidding -glad it was before the race). I changed the tube using one of the fancy self-sealing tubes. I made it in time to get ready for the race.
Sep 28, 2026
Interesting endurance training last weekend The weekend was not perfect for training on my bicycles but decided to have a solid century on HPV on Saturday and another one on Sunday. That was the plan because Saturday and Sunday I had special family events scheduled. OK … Got up Saturday morning and all cool. Breakfast and setup HPV in time to get out on the road. But because of family event I decided to stay close to home so I could stop at any time. Plan was just 100-120 miles (160-192 km) ride with possibly one stop at home for water refill and bathroom stop. Plan is plan and real world turns out different … I did ok on my ride and decided to stay on the road as long as possible … actually stay on a bit longer miles to make a final stop at German bakery. So ended up with a stop at a park around mile 110 (176 km) and continued after that for a final stop at the bakery around mile 155 (249 km) … finishing the training after 157.4 miles (253 km). It felt good and only had to stop due to family events. Average speed was 20.5 mph riding speed (33 km/h) and 20.3 mph (32 km/h) incl. stop times Overall it was about 7 hours 41 minutes and felt good. Cool was about 4am a police car driving next to me while I was on the bike lane to check what that thing was about. They did sheer me up and made a U-turn after a mile. Saturday evening I still had the idea for Sunday ride but tried to see if I make 90-100 miles (144-160 km). Worke up as planned but felt like skipping the Sunday ride completely. We humans can be funny sometimes. I had breakfast and got my race bike ready and sure at least decided to get on the road and stop whenever I want. However I ended up first part like the Saturday ride and joined the ‘Easy Sunday Morning Ride’ group for a while before turning home to get a total of 115 miles (185 km) in on Sunday. Unfortunate my average speed was down to 17 mph (27 km/h) only. I believe I was simply exhausted too much. Still a good overall 272 miles (438 km) on the weekend. Some may say … not a big deal … well for me recovering from injury it was a big deal and cool to see some minor progress. For competitive racing still not good enough but my plan is on the two races left to only use them as training sessions to see what I have to focus on for 2027.
Sep 17, 2026
Race report Georgia 24 Hour TT race 2026 (3/3) Being on the road I targeted to see if I could improve enough to make sure getting 7 laps of the 29.2 miles in the books before switching to short 6.4-mile laps. OK some think that’s easy and what’s the big deal. The big deal was … I am still limping and suffer from a bit of muscle issue on left thigh. I did not race on upright bikes for over 5.5 month and training on the regular bikes was limited. It was like a new start racing again like I did first race in 2022 and restarted after accident in 2023. On lap six I noticed clouds getting dark and the rain came down hard. I made sure the Garmin screen is locked to avoid issues. Technically standard for me but I did not expect issues on a sensor. The sensor error was announced every minute and caused that I could not see speed and distance and map was half hidden plus it kept beeping on me. I ended up ignoring it waiting for rain to calm down. Used the moment and turned off the faulty sensors. I still like data after a race or after a ride but prefer in a race to only use the map, speed and distance. Other data are only distracting while I need to focus on traffic and surroundings. Rain stopped within lap seven. Good thing that the road dried off fast. Unfortunate I had to pay attention on bike lanes due to water pushed dirt on it. Lap seven done in time before dark. First 204.4 miles done in about 12 hours and 45 minutes. Was hoping for 350 miles again even I knew power level could be an issue. Started shorter 6.4-mile laps and realized that on those short laps I could keep speed steadier. Wish I had switched after lap six, but rules are rules to me even if race organizer mentions its ok. Second short lap done and unfortunate light rain started. I did realize some of the 24-hour racers must have given up. Soon as it starts getting dark it rained again. In the dark its tricky with vision. Rain drops on my glasses caused me to get blinded by oncoming traffic. Easy trick was to look down on the road in front of me to avoid getting blinded. Some portions of the road had a bit debris from rain but since it was a 6.4-mile lap it was ok. After lap seven I had one short lap added and I started with 5 short 6.4-mile lap sessions (32 miles). Roads dried off again. Unexpected was that after a few long laps I felt like endurance was bad. After sunset, I was able to pick up a bit speed and keep it steady, so I think my endurance is kind of ok while power is lacking. Nothing extreme but I was able to change strategy again and was targeting 370 miles or more. Paid attention on other racers on the road and noticed partial two more on the lap. It was motivating for me since it kept me pushing a bit harder. In middle of the night, I had three close calls with cars passing me inches away only. I kept holding my line as clean as possible. After a few short laps I got used to them and knew how to best ride them. Hardest was the U-turn at end of the lap. Not because of a U-turn but speeding up on section until finish line was a bit tough. Afterall, I completed the race after 23 hours and 35 minutes with distance of 375.7 miles. Acceptable result for me compared to last 3 years.
