I think that she will be similar to Drew Hunter with Adidas. She will be good. She will run some nice times and win an odd event or two. But she will be in the shadows of then top Americans.
I can see her in the shadows of the top Americans now but I see her improving a lot, particularly when she gets to altitude. She’s already ahead of where Monson is when she turned pro and Monson is doing quite well.
my buddy at adi says highest paid American distance runner ever. surpassed drew hunter deal.
Not shocking, wonder how many years?
Adidas now has access to the whole story of hs, college, pro?, total fitness x training, the forward lean and pony tail icon. Question is, will they actually do something with it, or just keep her in the adidas stable of athletes?
Given the 'Tuohy Story', I highly doubt she left any money on the table now vs signing the day after 8:35.
Also of note, this is the case of NIL expiring 12/31/23 rolling right into the official pro contract. I think this will end up being the standard.
It’s why Valby called this site "Let's Hate" in her Citius interview. They have a fun athletic rivalry but people try to pit the two of them against each other and create a personal rivalry on top of that and it’s just weird.
This is true. And neither of them will ever be good enough to make a global team. But they sure do draw attention.
I think the youngest American woman ever to go under 15 in 5k at least has a shot
Who will be her training group? Do you think she’ll move to flagstaff to train with elly henes etc? Or do her own thing?
i suspect she trains with Mike Smith pros. Elly, Hannah, Rachel - she says she wants to do more 1500's. there's no better training partner for that than Nicki Hiltz.
Who will be her training group? Do you think she’ll move to flagstaff to train with elly henes etc? Or do her own thing?
i suspect she trains with Mike Smith pros. Elly, Hannah, Rachel - she says she wants to do more 1500's. there's no better training partner for that than Nicki Hiltz.
“It’s cool to see one of your dreams come true. I remember one meeting we had in high school where my coach was saying how he'd never coached a professional ...
The CitiusMag interview with her. She states she’ll remain in North Carolina training w/ Henes as her professional coach. HOWEVER, she will do some stints in Flagstaff to give altitude a try.
I’ve been refreshing Google for DAYS, I just had a feeling this announcement was coming out.
Thanks to the original poster for catching it quick!
Everyone forgets that we're all on Team USA, baby. American distance running is better with the two of them at the top of their game, no need for hate between the two.
I agree that I could see her having a similar vision to drew Hunter where she ends up creating her own training group & brand. She is intelligent & has a business degree & strong leadership skills & likely landed a lucrative deal where she can invest in her own brand. She hasn’t named a coach yet so maybe she will stick with coach henes program through the Olympic year and then make a coaching change? she has stagnated in the last two seasons but I want to believe that once the academic load is taken off and she has more flexibility with her training schedule & time for rest, she will see big improvement
Ok I just read previous post from upper state & need to listen to the podcast. what she’s doing is the best move. I think she wants to be coached by Mike smith eventually but doesn’t know yet how she will respond to altitude training nor does she want to change her coaching & training during an Olympic year . Makes sense
Ok I just read previous post from upper state & need to listen to the podcast. what she’s doing is the best move. I think she wants to be coached by Mike smith eventually but doesn’t know yet how she will respond to altitude training nor does she want to change her coaching & training during an Olympic year . Makes sense
I was thinking the same thing. sees like she wants to slowly give altitude a try. if it works for her, which I suspect it will, will spend more time in flagstaff. but for this olympic year she'll stay in familiar surroundings with Henes, whom she's been with for years. smart.
Nicki Hiltz did a similar thing - only training in Flagstaff occasionally - but once she saw results, plus had a chance to work with Smith and realize they were a good fit, moved there full time.
She will be running much harder as she bumps up to pro training.
It looks like she's already started that pro training as she is looking fit and trim now. Yay! Here's to Tuohy having a long and successful running career.
Who will be her training group? Do you think she’ll move to flagstaff to train with elly henes etc? Or do her own thing?
i suspect she trains with Mike Smith pros. Elly, Hannah, Rachel - she says she wants to do more 1500's. there's no better training partner for that than Nicki Hiltz.
Mike Smith isn’t taking on any new pros.
His hands are full, has a young family, great success with NAU. He may even step away from coaching pros after Paris.
She will be able to train with who she likes (even Mike Smith athletes) on easy days and will have her university coach providing the key workouts on hard days.
It looks like she's already started that pro training as she is looking fit and trim now. Yay! Here's to Tuohy having a long and successful running career.