Katelyn Tuohy is baaaack! 2nd in 5000

After the race she said she had a small injury during xc and flu + covid after Christmas, which accounts for all the down time earlier this year.

katelyn tuohy hiding an injury to be able to run is such a katelyn tuohy thing, although i hope she doesn't do it again because i think thats really dangerous but it worked out fairly for her and i guess that is why the coaching staff sidelined her and did not let her race december to february .. also, katelyn begging her coach to let her run 5000m even though she was not supposed to is an another katelyn tuohy thing ... if theres someone who loves running most, its her.. she loves it so much

Wait till BTC gets a hold of her. Watch out World Records!

2nd slowest seed time but didn't chase a fast 5k this season. Her 3k & 5k @ conference showed this way possible. & she lost to a 23 year old. No shame in that.

There are no age groups in college. There would be no shame if an 18 year old won.

shes 19 shes got like 4 years more of college running and studying engineering

shes running with adidas in college and most nc state athletes go to adidas, but yea i think she will actually go with nike because her idol is shalane flanagan

4 more years? All of the crap you guys give to runners in their 5th or 6th year and now you are projecting her to go 6 years? Somehow the age thing will be okay then though.

she literally beat an African (Mercy from Alabama) but okay

She did pace 9th for more than half the race.

Agreed. It’s the NBC Olympic style of commentary. Focus on the favorites only and when someone pulls a surprise you can tell they didn’t prepare for the possibility because they have almost nothing to say about that person. I like watching events on British or English-speaking country channels when I can because it seems like they actually do their homework on everybody.

No. You’re not being harsh. The announcers need to stick to commenting on the race playing out in front of them rather than recounting their conversation with coaches, or descriptions of workouts, or background stories of runners.

What a douche question from the reporter. To paraphrase: "Are you surprised you haven't flamed out?" Why can't T&F get better commentators?

You love to see it.

This kid has taken so much on the chin, especially on the boards. I still remember Rojo starting a message board after 2019 NXN comparing Tuohy with Nico Young and stating that Nico had a brighter future even though Tuohy clearly had a bad race, STILL WON, and had won three times.

Female high school phenoms get trashed on the boards, and it's true, very few of them thrive. It's good to see Katelyn find a team with great support, excellent coaching, and watching her rise to become one of the best in the business.

I love this interview.

When you compare this with her high school interviews it's amazing to see the change in confidence. In her high school interviews she came across as shy and reserved. Now she comes across as confident.

I was a little surprised by that question too. KT was so happy beforehand and her face was kind of blank during that question so I wondered what she would say, but she handled it very well.

Agree 100%, and nobody takes more sh-T than Tuohy. Why? She seems like a great person. Did she do something to offend all of these LRC jerks other than kick butt in HS? Ok, nobody knows her ceiling and it’s unpredictable if she’ll get to an elite pro level, but why not root for her than against her and celebrate when she does well? I really don’t get it. Why can’t she be a Grant Fisher some day, and if she was, why would anybody be mad about it?

Adidas should go ahead and sign her to an NIL agreement while they've got her, even if it's only 2 more years. She would be very marketable to the active teen group, which is where you want to target your products.

BTW, I'm guessing the winner was in Nike super shoes. But I don't know if it would have made a difference. Wayment ran a tactically perfect race.

Other factors aside (age, experience, etc) I think it might have come down to Wayment training at altitude all year. BYU has a structural advantage in that regard. Adds to the challenge.