Addy Wiley runnerspace interview

Apologies if my snark came off as aggressive, but I’m really f’ing tired of as*holes like Mr. Touhy (Astro) being such dicks to this young up-n-coming talented girl. Yes, she regrettably was guided by a nympho coach, ironically named Johnson, who can’t keep it in his pants. Yes, his wife, also was protective and perhaps an enabler. Yes, her viewpoint isn’t in lockstep with others. We can’t let her do her thing??? Without evidence, we have to assume she dopes?

Huntington is a small town. The Johnsons (incredibly flawed as they are) were the running experts of the town. Of course, they would coach a young phenom. Duh.

None of the crap is Addy’s fault. Just let her run and cheer her on like anyone else.

She barely beat Quigley who barely runs these days. I don't know what about that performance tells her she can be pro

Astro is not Katelyn Tuohy’s father. It’s ludicrous to think that he would waste his time reading this site, let alone posting here.

Believe it or not, a very very small fraction of the fans of these runners and of the sport read this site and an even smaller fraction post here.

Nah, it would be just like a helicopter parent to post about their precious Katelynn just like astro does. if I were KT, I’d say, “Dad, please STOP! I know you mean well, but you’re NOT helping!!”

It's interesting that about a dozen posters have been accused of being Nick Johnson and you nor anyone else ever stepped up to say it was ludicrous, even though it is just as ludicrous as this. Astro is not Tuohy's father nor is Nick Johnson posting on any threads. But I do think that Astro's time posting on this board may be coming to an end relatively soon.

Very thoughtful of you Mr Suck!, she's 19 and I do root for her, the runner.

I try to have a level headed Convo here, because there is always a chance I might learn something. Last time out I learned that HU was Christian, as was Addy & the Johnsons. From evangelicals in my family, I've learned being Christian doesn't exempt one from sin, but they will always look nice and be polite while sinning. Seriously, all of them being a part of the 'born again' Christian community provides more context.

The irony of the Johnson name may lead me to refer to them as Nijo and Lajo.

There are definitely serious questions around Huntington and the Johnsons that still need to be answered, but I haven't seen any evidence that their Christian faith contributed to those scandals. I don't think we should generalize or conjecture like this about a large, very diverse faith tradition from negative experiences of a few people.

Tuohy is too well adjusted to have had helicopter parents. I’ve been around athletics & academia a long time. 99.9% of kids that have helicopter parents are not well adjusted.

I get that you're going to die on this hill astro, but for everyone else who doesn't know much about Addy's history I wanted to add some context.

She did not run XC her freshman year of high school. She did not run track before high school.

Freshman Track Season: Filtered by date then standard order of events for IN HS T&F

Apr 5 | 800 in 2:27.6
Apr 9 | 3200 in 11:33.0
Apr 12 | Mile: 5:14.73
Apr 20 | 3200: 11:14.07 (Her last 3200 of the year, only 15 days after opening season)
Apr 23 | 400: 60.99 - 200: 27.61 (Only 200 and open-4 she ran all season)
Apr 27 | 1600: 5:13.52
Apr PR Recap | 200: 27.61 - 400: 60.99 - 800: 2:27.6 - 1600: 5:13.52 - 3200: 11:14.07

May 3 | 1600: 5:07.37 - 800: 2:17.22
May 14 | 1600: 5:20.35 - 800: 2:11.98 (5 1/2 weeks into first season of running/racing)
May 21 | 1600: 4:55.19 - 800: 2:18.47
May PR Update | 800: 2:11.98 - 1600: 4:55.19

June 1 | 1600: 4:46.93 - 800: 2:13.26 (8 weeks 1 day into first season!)
June 16 | 800: 2:10.15
June PR Update | 800: 2:10.15 - 1600: 4:46.93

A few months into her running career and her PRs are 2:10.15 - 4:46.93
3 years later and her PRs are 2:04.40 (jr year) - 4:26.16 (sr year)

This sort of improvement is not at all out of the question, especially after seeing her meteoric rise freshman season.

What I find to be out of the question is Addy being on EPO and not absolutely destroying the field in the 3200 at the state meet, where she went 10:38 for 3rd. No chance.

Ok… so what’s your point?

What would explain assho’s behavior, then? He the same with Valby. And now with Willy and all she’s gone through, it’s so disgusting. If I were KT, I’d be begging the brojos to make this psycho stop.

As mentioned above, Tuohy seems too well adjusted to have a parent that is, as you said, “a helicopter parent.” She’s level-headed, gracious, and a good kid. Normal parents don’t make derogatory comments about their kids competition, or what others perceive as their competition.

As for Tuohy “begging” the BroJos to put an end to the comments, TBH, I doubt that she’s aware of them. She has stated that she hates this website because of this very thing. I really doubt she spends time here.

Somehow I knew this thread would go this way. Overzealous Wiley fans + overzealous Tuohy fans = a sh!tshow. What could go wrong 🤷‍♂️