Toowoomba’s Patrick Tiernan sets stellar time at Houston Marathon

A Toowoomba runner has made a major statement just six months out from the Paris Olympics with an amazing time in the Houston Marathon on the weekend.

Patrick Tiernan competes in the Men's 10,000m Final on day seven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. Picture: Getty Images

Toowoomba runner Patrick Tiernan has made a major statement just six months out from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after a breathtaking run in the Houston Marathon on the weekend.

The dual-Olympian - who only made his marathon debut in 2022 - set the second-fastest marathon time by an Australian with an incredible time of 2:07:45.

Tiernan is now just 14 seconds off the Australian record which was set by Brett Robinson in Japan in 2022.

The 29-year-old finished the event in fourth place overall and smashed the Olympic qualifying time of 2:08:10.