Why is Katelyin Tuohy running a 15:41 at the ACC a hot topic? It is like a male running a 14:20.

those top distance runner in the country right now arent exactly great hs phenoms like tuohy and mary cain and lane, and ping and oakley and many more hs distance phenoms i bet you dont have idea who

i bet you're a sprinter fan thats why you dont get the reason why katelyn tuohy is popular, its ok... you can go cry about it in your corner

you might want to read this new york times article

nytimes.com

America’s Next Great Running Hope, and One of the Cruelest Twists in Youth Sports (Published 2018)

By Matthew Futterman

Katelyn Tuohy, 16, may be America’s best high school distance runner ever. Now comes the hard part.

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Because she's the best female distance runner for her age by a pretty big margin

And she's been that way for the last 7 years

And she just gave the best NCAA 5K performance for women for Conference Championship weekend

Oh and how are all those girls who were predicted to be so much better than her doing,

But you should have been able to figure this all out on your own

You epitomize the statement “an empty barrel makes the loudest noise”.

Please share your T&F vitae so we can analyze your experience and background.

people who do not follow hs distance running and college distance running have zero clue

2 years in and only katelyn tuohy has been producing fast times

Tuohy doesn't even have the fastest 3000 from her 2020 HS class despite all the hype.

You are the one with zero clue.

Young runners with huge expectations do not need to see threads like this. The premise is wrong & it just invites horrible comments.

15:41 the way she ran it is nothing like 14:20 for a guy. 14:20 for a guy gives you a shot to qualify for the marathon trials. It converts to 2:17-mid. Borderline pro, most likely working a full-time job. 15:41, if that was the fastest she could run (15:37pb), converts to 2:30-flat. Maybe that's not contending for the team but you're going to finish a lot higher up & have more opportunities at major marathons.

I know it's not a 1:1 but projecting out the marathon times shows that 15:41 is stronger. & it was the way she ran -- ramping the pace up, closing hard, destroying the field. Let's see how she does at nationals & see if she runs faster than her 15:37 PB. This is a good result & I'll never understand why the men of LRC immediately start a thread to try to tear it down.

Why are there T&F teams?

As Tuohy mentioned after her race - NC State 1, 2, 4.

What's more important, the time or place?

What is remembered more, an Olympic Gold Medal or a world record?

Could teammates have been working together?

Would Quarzo have run a PB if she didn't maintain contact with Hays and Tuohy for much of the race?

I'd rather watch a race than a time trial.

You are correct but that isn't why the OP started the thread. There were hundreds of more impressive wins across the NCAA. There is nothing wrong with fawning over a young adult woman. For some, it is Taylor Swift. For some, it is Yanet Garcia. For others, it is Tuohy. She was a great high school runner and she is doing well in college. I doubt that she will ever be a 3:55/14:25 performer but she may have a career after college.

A world record. It is the highest achievement.

Because she won the race.

Whoa... Project much?

Whoa... Project much?

Wrong. Its like a Guy running 15:41. Equality means equally judjing the skills and athleticism of all sexes.

She ran the fastest 5k of conference weekend, faster than PAC 12, SEC (mercy Chelangat), etc. she also ran vastly different splits than when she ran 15:37 in high school, I believe she closed in 37 sec in that race. This weekend, she looked comfortable the whole way, closing the last mile in 4:48, last 400 in 66, and last 200 in 32. If that doesn’t show she’s a more versatile runner than high school and learning to race more like a championship contender I don’t know what does. She also broke the American U20 3k indoor record in December. Also her first ACC title, a stacked conference. But nothing ever pleases people on here.

Last 1600 or 1609 in 4:48?

You must be pretty inexperienced. Obv. she ran to win and closed hard, not PR. That fast time will be reserved for NCAAs unless it's a tactical affair.

He knows that. Where is the Olin Hacker thread? He won 3k and 5k in that manner over some of the top NCAA runners. That is his question. Tuohy won a ho hum race over her teammate. She could have stayed behind her and finished 2nd if she cared more about the team.

In what world do you think a 15:40 5000m for a female is equal to a 14:20 for a male? Not saying 15:40 is a huge deal, but It's far more impressive that 14:20 for a male. Probably equivalent to 13:45 or so.