Tuohy looked great for not racing in 7 months

Someone is beating Cranny, just not Tuohy.

St. PIerre.

Obviously. And Schweizer. And Morgan. And Valby, who wont frontrun the final.

I noticed at some point (maybe 3-4 laps remaining?), she looked in pain. Good on her for toughing it out, but I’m not expecting much from her in the final.

are you saying they will all beat Cranny?

yes

It's going to be a race for 3rd place. ESP and Cranny will be 1-2. Schweizer likely will be 3rd.

Crazy that she did not start training until May. Hamstring, then back, then IT band. Imagine what could have been if she had a full year racing and training and altitude. Those are the breaks. Now she just has to settle into a long pro career.

Was she on a magic arc trainer?

That’s a lot of injuries in a short period of time. I don’t think she’s fully recovered either. She might need to mix in the arc trainer. I’m being serious.

Fast from the start and its Valby 3rd,Schweitzer 4th. in a slow race it’s Schweitzer 3rd, Valby 4th. ESP 1, Cranny 2 regardless.

After 22 trials Touhy said she had to learn how to close in 4:35 in a slow race.

Well she learned.

Other than that, not much to learn from that race. Couldn't really tell if she faded or coasted on last lap, as her placing was secure.

Final will be fun, Valby will take it out... it's what she does. Touhy, if she's hiding some fitness could really use the standard here. (only 1 week left to chase another race)

Winner around 14:45, with decent weather.

Whoa. That interview was kind of sad.

So she’s been battling injuries all this year. Ooph that is tough.

She’s realistic about her chances “even if I get top 3, I wouldn’t qualify for time” and is basically just running for the experience.

Lots of respect for her.

She looked good.

But seems the top 3 will be Cranny, St. Pierre, and Schweizer. They look dominant

Absolutely. She is kind of girl who would put in hard work and best effort no matter the odds. Does this increase the chance of overtraining and injuries? Absolutely. But we learn our limits by failures, not by holding back or taking shortcuts. Win or lose, Tuohy displays the true spirit of running.

Kinda crazy that she hung on to qualify last night in 4:35 with limited training after hearing that interview.

She said she wasn’t really consistently cross-training either.

Glad to see her racing again though! And she just seems happy to be out there competing at the trials without much pressure since she knows her build up hasn’t been great.

I thought the second heat was harder just in the way the heat played out. She had to get by Rogers, Infield, Andrews and other vets.

There is such poor review of the race by most of the posters. If you were watching the live results I can see how you thought KT was “way in the back”. But if you were watching the race you just saw a mass of people move in lane 2/3 to increase the pace. KT was on the rail and waited for the opportunity to move ahead without panicking, slowing, moving, speeding up and being in lane 2/3 for the rest of the race.

It was good racing and paid off.

Can KT sit and kick? Yes. Is that a skill needed for pro racing. Yes.