Tuohy qualifies for ACC 800m final

He finished 2nd in his conference. A proper analogy would be suddenly being able to run a time no other ncaa athlete has run in history. That is the example I used. But ok. If this is sus, then that is extremely sus.

Houlihan was framed....and everyone is clean. Up is down.

I know I am not knowledgeable enough to be making judgements on doping so I stay away from that.

Maybe you are actually the smartest guy here.😁

I was teammates with Pat. He was working 2 jobs at Fordham at the same time and had challenges adjusting to college lifestyle early on. He didn’t have the best relationship with the coach and even had a stress fracture thrown in there too. Despite all the running struggles, he was still an awesome teammate and supportive of the rest of the team too.

Post Fordham, he puts together 2+ years of the highest mileage of his life, trains with elite middle distance runners at Empire and NC State, and finds love… but yeah he’s totally doping.

I am glad to see he’s succeeding now and I am glad to see he’s reached a high enough point to be called a doper which is a compliment in itself. I hope more people jump on the bandwagon since haters will only fuel him!
1:44 OUTDOOR 800 ON DECK

How was he supported while being a running bum? And how has he gained all of these extra years of eligibility?

how did he support himself? Live at home - The Tuohy family is middle class and who knows if he had some kind of job during this time

Where did all those years come from? 4 years at Fordham, basic redshirt year, an NCAA medical year and a covid year adds up to still being in school

Here I am. Patrick has a girlfriend in Wilmington and he is living with Kaitlin in Cary. While working out with the pro group, he decided to look into taking grad classes at NC State. Coaches inquired about his eligibility with the NCAA and were told he would be eligible. That’s all I got.

I know the Houlihan story. She was not framed, just stupid.

I know Shelby. She was framed.

Going from 15:42 (1082 points) to 14:45 (1216 points), an improvement of 134 points in 1359 days, is a significantly smaller improvement than going from 1148 points to 1214 points in only 434 days like Tuohy did. Mackay's progression is not nearly as steep as hers.

Tuohy supposedly ran an Olympic medal winning performance out of nowhere. Battocletti's lifetime best performance prior to the Olympics was only 1212, and she ran 1219 to get a 4th and 1208 to get a silver medal. And people are supposed to believe Tuohy ran a 1214 and a couple months later placed 7th at NCAAs? And would struggle to even score a point this year? And would be at best the #2 runner at NC State this year?

It's BS and everyone here knows it.

Nice to hear from you, exciting to see what Hartman, Gapes, Rauber, Napolèon and Putman are up to this indoor. Mindboggling that this group runs school record and acc winning dmrs!

The Wilmington girl may get jealous of this Tobacco Road Kaitlin.🤔

Patrick writes code and designs apps web/phone sites. Nice flexible work around school and running.

Perhaps a Touhy 3.0 on the way to Raleigh.

Give it up. You know you are desperate when you resort the point system. And yep, the high school 3000m record holder and the U20 US record holder and the 2022 NCAA indoor runner up in the 3000m could not possibly run 8:35 when she had finally fully recovered her health from surgery. Kind of an important detail. "Out of nowhere." LOLL. That is called cherrypicking btw. Or just straight lying. And where the hell do you get the idea that finish 3rd at the Millrose was an Olympic caliber performance? Monson was 10 seconds ahead of her. No question she had a very strange NCAA outdoors that year, and the 1500/5000 double was way too ambitious. But it was also something we had seen before. Lots of pressure.

Also Battocletti? Really? Do you even follow this sport?

Deflect all you want and show you know nothing about the sport to your heart's content. Going from a college best 15:42 to 14:45 at 26 is ridiculous straight up. You know it. I know it. And I can argue forever. So keep the bs coming.

Sure thing buddy. Using the system used by the world governing body for your sport is desperate? Wow. You just lost the last 1% of dignity that you had.

I'm assuming you are talking about Emily Mackay based on the times posted. I tried to find all of her 5000m track results and saw a 15:42 in June 2021, 15:14 in May 2023 and then a 14:45 (indoors) March 2025. It's been nearly 4 YEARS, not 1. With better training methods, shoes, lifestyle, motivation, etc, this is really not that unreasonable.

Most data points to female distance runners peaking between the ages of 25-35. The longer the distance, the later the peak for most. It is just not unreasonable over the course of 4 years that Emily dropped from 15:42 to 14:45 while still in her peak age category. A LOT of people don't run their best in college for a variety of reasons (not sleeping adequately, time management with school work, social life, not doing all the small things, nutrition, coaching/teammates, etc). I don't quite understand why it's such a big deal to you to say it's BS for her to be able to do this.

I have followed Katelyn Tuohy since her high school days and have been very impressed with her. However, it is VERY difficult to stay on top for SO long. Most female runners also have to deal with puberty at some point, how that changes the body and often a plateau happens. Tuohy seemed to be pretty smooth in that category, but unfortunately many female runners quit not realizing that best times are just around the corner if you can be patient and consistent. I hope that Tuohy has a great comeback. It would be good for American female distance running. American distance running from high school through the pros is so exciting right now. Why don't we elevate these runners instead of tearing them down?

Patrick Tuohy workout early in the season

Flotrack post on IG:
We caught up with Patrick after his podium-finish on Monday and to keep it short, it’s been a rocky road for the newest member of the Wolfpack. Formerly competing for Fordham, Tuohy said he had done the opposite of what everyone dreams of in college athletics and was, “lost,” which eventually led to him prioritizing the, “college experience,” over running.
Between his gap at Fordham and NC State, he found a resurgence in his love for the sport through the trails that he once had logged countless miles on during his high school days. This added on top of having time to watch his siblings, Katelyn and Ryan Tuohy, compete inspired him to get back on his feet and was grateful for his family support system.
In July 2024, Patrick trained under John Trautmann and the Empire Elite team to truly light the fire back under his feet. Despite only 5 weeks of serious training under Trautmann, his (Patrick) 800m had improved from 1:52 → 1:48, which was a considerable improvement from his previous best of 1:54.
In Tuohy’s words, “I realized how good I could actually be if I put in long periods of training like an elite athlete.” After this, he decided that his best option would be to return to the NCAA where Coach Laurie Henes and NC State decided to give him the chance to finish his collegiate career.
The rest is history, and a journey continuing to be traveled by Patrick as he enters his final NCAA spring.