Triathlon debutant battles through pain to make European Championship bow
Iona Miller battled through the pain barrier to make her long-awaited European Championship debut. The Scottish triathlon star, 23, came home 36th out of the 41 athletes to finish at Munich's multi-sports European Championships as teammate Non Stanford grabbed a brilliant gold medal in her final international race. Ad Miller has enjoyed considerable success on the junior stage but was thrown into the deep end in Munich against a star-studded field, with Stanford, a World Triathlon Series champion back in 2013, leading the way.
PTO TourTeams finalised for Collins Cup after announcement of captains’ picks for flagship event04/08/2022 AT 13:25 The Scot admits she struggled to cope with the brutal pace but sharing a course with Stanford – and other leading international lights – has whetted her appetite for more of the big stage lights in the future. Miller, who crossed the line in 2:00:53 in what marked just her third race at the senior Olympic distance, said: «It was very hard. »It wasn't the result I wanted, but I was glad to make it to the end.
«I had a good swim but I just felt very flat on the bike — it was a quite a hard bike. That run is just solid, with that hill. »The crowd got me round there — there are so many Brits in the crowd that really got me round the course.
«I just kept taking in my fluids, my gels and hoping it would get better. »It was my first senior GB vest so it was such a cool experience. I'm absolutely loving seeing everyone race in such a stacked field, it's really cool." Miller finished over seven minutes behind Stanford, while fellow British star Issy Morris came 26th.
