Australian track and field athlete collapsed on the 10,000m run
`About 180 meters from the finish line, I collapsed for the first time. But how can you give up when there are only 180 meters left? I didn’t think I was done at that point, so I tried to get up and keep running. Then
In the 10,000m competition at the Olympic Stadium, Sapporo on July 30, this runner from Queensland state was one of 25 athletes competing.
The above time parameters are far below the mark of 27 minutes 29 seconds 81 – the best personal record (PB), but it still records the great effort of the runner born in 1994. With 28 minutes 35 seconds 06, Tiernan also has
`I thought I followed the correct strategy until the last 600 meters,` Tiernan continued.
Tiernan was still conscious on the track.
Following this run, the harsh weather, with consistently high heat and humidity in Tokyo, left him exhausted, despite careful preparation.
`It’s really too hot. Before going to Tokyo, I prepared by practicing running in high temperature and humidity conditions for about three months. I thought I was in ideal conditions to excel on the track.
Even though Tiermann did not set a PB, nor could he reach the top 3 to bring a medal back to Australia, the image of him trying to reach the finish line in Tokyo still caused a fever in his home country and on social networks.
`I don’t want to be widely known that way after the race,` he said.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Tiernan still has one more competition, in the 5,000 distance, with qualifying starting on Tuesday, August 3.
