It took some distance and time for reflection before being able to put down in writing my feelings from this past weekend at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Chattanooga. I set my sights on this race over a year ago when I missed qualifying at Vineman 70.3 by just 30 seconds, having only 3…
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St George Race Report
Ironman can be a bitch, there’s no denying it, and the moment you get cocky is generally the moment it reminds you who’s in charge. Following Oceanside I had this surreal confidence that I was in control of the 70.3 distance and ready for a breakthrough performance, but my undoing came from a lack of…
2017 Oceanside Race Report: LOW lows and HIGH Highs
I remember a younger Welby when I first got serious in the sport of Triathlon, experienced in the pain of competitive running and somewhat lingering on the fumes of my collegiate career believing that the 95% of time spent training was the suffering we owed to achieve the fruits of our labor, savoring in the 5% of…
2017 Desert Triathlon
I’d like to consider myself a Designer by profession but my roots still lie in Engineering, math and science, and as such I’ve always been one for stats (HR, pace, watts) because I speak numbers but more importantly in a sport fed by suffering in the name of grandeur, often to the regard of seconds, it’s…
2016 Santa Cruz 70.3 Race Report
Two months ago I raced what I thought would be my last HIM of 2016 at Vineman 70.3. For that race I took the pressure off and went in with no expectations other than have fun and leave all I had out on the course. The result being my first sub 30min swim, a strong bike…
2016 Vineman 70.3 Race Report
Vineman 2014 was an unexpected 70.3 PR, still to this day, with a 4:25 overall time and 1:21 run split, one of the fastest amateur runs on a hilly course. Vineman 2014 Race Report – https://david-welby.com/2014/07/16/vineman-70-3-race-report/ Against my better judgement I looked at this prior achievement as a gauge of past and present, old and new, good…
Ironman Texas Race Report
I figured it best to allow a day or two to decompress the physical and emotional madness that was Ironman Texas 2016 before deciding what to put down in writing for a race report. So much to consider,… The last minute swim course change from flooding in the canal that led to a 2 Transition race. …
Oceanside 70.3 Race Report
Race Plan This past Saturday was my third time at Oceanside 70.3 in three years, but first time crossing the finish line. In 2014 I was there to spectate and in 2015 I raced the unofficial aquabike (coming off of a calf injury) so it was a real nice experience, despite what may follow, to be…
Desert Triathlon Race Report
The Desert Triathlon is a great early season race opportunity in beautiful Palm Springs during a very unpredictable and tumultuous time of year. In 2015 Saturday’s Sprint fell during a wind storm and Sunday’s Olympic was a wash out (which made things difficult considering I was camping). I hoped things might be different this time but unfortunately…
LA Marathon Weekend and Reflections
This past weekend is one I have been hyping for a while now. Between the US Olympic Trials on Saturday and the LA Marathon on Sunday I knew there’d be no shortage of inspiration between the elites and dozens of friends racing. Fortunate for me, through my association with the LA Tri Club, I was…
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