Ep93 - Pat Tiernan (2X Olympian): Winning Bix, Scary Moment at the Tokyo Olympics, Recapping the Craziest College Race EVER, Taking Down Ed Ches, and Leaving Nike for Puma

Pat Tiernan is a two-time Olympian from Australia. He ran for Villanova and won the NCAA Cross Country title in 2016. We dive into Pat winning Bix, taking down Edward Cheserek, collapsing from heat exhaustion at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, doing his first beer mile at age 17, leaving Nike (Oregon Track Club) and signing with Puma, his upcoming wedding, Australia vs USA culture, and a whole lot more.  He also provides commentary as we rewatch the most epic race in college running: the 2015 Penn Relays 4 by Mile. Pat was Villanova's 3rd leg in the race, handing off to Jordy Williamsz to square off against Edward Cheserek of Oregon. Watch the race here: https://youtu.be/lvoo6KQCWic Get uncut/uncensored and bonus content, plus show your support for the show by joining us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/beermile Chapters 0:00 Teaser 0:27 The bois shooting the sh*t before Pat joins 16:40 Pat Tiernan in da house 17:55 Pat winning Bix and road racing 27:20 Getting married to Angel Piccirillo 33:30 Australia vs USA culture norms 37:39 Coming to the US for the NCAA system and running at Villanova 41:15 Making the 2016 Rio Olympics while at Villanova 43:50 Comparing the experience at the 2016 Rio Olympics with the 2021 Tokyo Olympics 47:10 Collapsing on the home stretch of the Tokyo Olympics 10,000m after leading the race 56:35 Beating Edward Cheserek at the 2016 NCAA Cross Country Championship 1:00:55 Crazy 4 x Mile at Penn Relays 2015: Villanova vs Oregon 1:10:27 Leaving Oregon Track Club and Signing with Puma 1:17:25 Listener Questions 1:21:51 Pat doing a beer mile at 17 years old 1:27:20 Words of Wisdom Grab yourself some goodies: Use code BEERMILE for 20% Off sunglasses at KnockAround.com Try Athletic Brewing Beer. Use code CROBERTSON20 for 20% Off Get official Team USA Beer Mile swag here: https://thebeermile.org/collections/beer-mile Help us grow the show: Sauce us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Join our Patreon for exclusive, uncut and uncensored content + big giveaways: https://www.patreon.com/beermile Subscribe to Beer Mile Media on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/beermilemedia Social Follow Beer Mile Media on Instagram Follow Beer Mile Media on Facebook Follow Beer Mile Media on Twitter Follow Beer Mile Media on TikTok Join the Beer Mile Strava Club