Georgia’s mind set on taking out series

LANA Rogers is beatable.

Georgia Miller’s stunning Round 3 victory, denying the reigning Nutri-Grain Ironwoman Series champion an opening weekend triple crown, proved that to be true.

Instead it’s Miller’s disappointing Round 1 result which the 2018-19 champion admits might keep her from claiming a second series title.

The BMD Northcliffe athlete ended the opening weekend of competition with a bang, placing second and first in Rounds 2 and 3 respectively to catapult into third overall.

Miller’s incredible finish to pip Rogers for top spot in Round 3 was the talk of the weekend, and set tongues wagging that perhaps the reigning champ would not have it all her own.

“Whether it’s me, Lizzie (Welborn) or Harriet Brown, I really believe someone can (catch Rogers),” Miller (pictured) said. “I think me winning that third round really proved it’s possible.”

Hanging over Miller’s head however is a disappointing – by her lofty standards – eighthplace finish in Round 1, which she knows could rule her out of the overall race.

“I think that eighth place will come back to haunt me,’ she said.

“But there’s nothing I can do about it now. I just have to leave that one in the past and really focus on the positives from that weekend.

“I’ll go into Friday’s race really confident with how I’m going and that’s all I can do.”

With a “whatever it takes” mindset, Miller has exorcised the demons of her opening round and is planning a comeback series win to cement her legacy as one of the greats of the sport.

“I’ll be doing everything I possibly can (to win) – even if it kills me,” she said.