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…
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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…
Race Report 2015 – Ironman Lake Tahoe
Sad to acknowledge that it’s late September and I am sitting down to write my first official race report of 2015. Even sadder to revive so many difficult memories from this past weekend’s Ironman Lake Tahoe, without a doubt the most challenging triathlon experience of my life. HOWEVER, I want to start by acknowledging, despite…
Tower 26 1000/100 yard Time Trial (take 2) Light Reflections
This past weekend was my second Tower 26 Spring Time Trial, where we look to compare times from our informal January 1000/100 yard TT to an only slightly more formal TT of the same distance. Gerry describes this as an opportunity to evaluate how effective the training has been, offering if no progress has been…
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