2018 has been my best season to date by far but at one point it looked as if I might not even be racing this summer. At Ironman New Zealand unbeknownst to me at the time I raced with a slipped disc in my back. The pain started about 5 days before the race and was a mild sciatic pain, I had never experienced anything like this before and thought maybe it was due to the taper or a bit…
