Countdown to Triple World Record Attempt – UPDATED

On Friday, June 28, 2024, I will attempt to establish inaugural World Ultra Cycling Association (WUCA) records in the 70-79 age-group on a three-wheel recumbent (trike) on an outdoor track (Ed Rudolph Velodrome, Northbrook, IL) for 100 kilometers (62.4 miles), 100 miles, and six hours. My yearlong training effort will encompass three disciplines: endurance training (aerobic stamina on the trike), leg and hip strength training (at a local fitness center), and mental preparation (grounding exercises, intentional distraction, and mind-body connection) with my psychologist. I will post weekly training reports about my progress in each of these disciplines.

Concurrently, I will finish writing my cycling memoir for release as a free Kindle eBook (for the first 1,000 downloads) in August 2024. In addition, I have started discussions with a local university’s film department about producing a documentary on these record attempts for release in 2025. Stay tuned.

UPDATE 1 (12/06/23): After discussions with my coaching team, we’ve decided to move up this record attempt by six weeks, from Saturday, September 7, 2024, to Saturday, July 27, 2024, pending availability of the velodrome. This means that I can include the record attempt in my upcoming book, 50 Years Between Victories: My Story of Athletic Success Later in Life, slated for Kindle eBook release in August 2024.

UPDATE 2 (12/11/23): After further discussions with my coaching team, we’ve decided to move up this record attempt by an additional four weeks, from Saturday, July 27, 2024, to Friday, June 28, 2024. This date is particularly symbolic since it is one day after the third anniversary of the accident that forced me to switch from competing with a standard bike to competing with a recumbent tricycle.