You have to risk losing in order to win. So goes the old adage, and in my case that’s exactly what I had to do to earn my spot in 2018 at Ironman Santa Rosa 70.3 for this year’s 70.3 World Championships in Nice, France. I’d prepared for months for that race, driven by the desire to stand on that podium and earn a spot for Nice. I mean seriously, World Championships….Nice, France! I wasn’t going to be denied, but I was a mere 2 miles or so into the bike as I flew down the long