It’s a relief that a high school phenom chose a coach and team that was the right fit. So much talent is lost because that doesn’t happen. Good on tuohy and good on henes.
Agree ... it seems like a great choice for her, with an elite and nurturing team environment.
Whenever I hear terrible advice on a tuohy thread. I always think it's the disgruntled dudek fan. He always wants to somehow cheapen tuohy... He just can't understand that she's a once in a lifetime talent... She is the best... She's not doing crappy commercials for crappy money and chasing every crappy nickel in front of her... She's a national treasure...we Will support her on patreon before we let her waste her time Hawking useless junk. She's going to be on stamps and have her face carved into mountains she's not giving up her Sundays selling granola bars
Seriously dude you want to sell some granola bars get your ass to the flea market. Stop trying to cheap tuohy with your nonsense... Granola bars WTF!
Are you against all college athletes getting money, or only thinking it is not right for KT to get paid?
I just don't think it's worth it at this point. She's not going to get a ton of money and it's not going to be worth the hassle
She comes from a pretty well off family and she's getting everything for free and probably getting a bit of a stipend so what's the point
Is it really worth the hassle to pick up a 5 or $10,000 paycheck
Might as well just focus on running and maximize the pro contract you eventually get
I just don't think the trade-off is worth it at this point and might as well just keep working on the credentials and it'll pay off in the end
They'll be plenty of chance for lucrative endorsements in the future...
What makes you think her family is particularly wealthy? Stony Point is a small town with modest home values. The rich folk live in Westchester County.
All right.... I'll explain it to you one last time... Tuohy is a big time talent who has future earning potential of millions of dollars...
Who cares what other athletes are doing. A lot of them are just getting paid pittance...
I mean some of them are getting a few thousand dollars and a select few are getting big time endorsements....
But tuohy is in a very rare category as she's not going to get a lot of money now... because she doesn't have huge name recognition...
...But if things keep going like they have been she's looking at being a huge college success... and then wi'll have the chance to get million dollar contracts because she will become much more known outside of just a small circle of the running world
So I'm just saying it makes much more sense to go all in on becoming the greatest college woman runner ever and getting a huge contract then wasting her time getting small paydays now
It's better for her image it's better for her future earning potential.... it's just better for her health and success
If you really think she should be chasing some small paydays... which is all she could get right now... you're honestly have no business sence and have no brains to think big picture
If she can become the greatest woman college runner ever she will sign for multi-million dollar contract with several companies right out of college
She might have a chance to sign like a $10 million five-year contract with several different companies... That would be total but still, it wouldn't surprise me if like through two or three companies she can get 10 million over 5 years
And you want her to chase a few thousand dollar Sundays
Right now she's not a big enough name for anything more than a few thousand dollars from endorsements
It's just totally nonsensical thinking and luckily she has the brains where she can sense the opportunity
$10m for 5 years? Maybe she’ll end up running much faster but 15:14 is no where near fast enough to predict such a massive contract.
I don’t know why LR posters are so obsessed with pro contracts. I want her to use all of her college eligibility and worry about becoming a pro runner after that.
You have to approach Tuohy's marketing potential with a sense of humor. Gymnast Livvy Dunne 2 million Instagram followers, hoopster Paige Bueckers 1 million followers are already earning like pros, and they work hard to build their brands. Tuohy at 75,000 followers hates everything associated with marketing (funny for a business major) and does nothing to build her brand.
The irony of course is that when she does choose to get involved, she is highly marketable. Obviously running results are important, but in her case there is more: longevity since 7th grade, all those Gatorade/sports illustrated/ESPN items give her a profile beyond running, reliability in her character/role model, commitment to total fitness not just running, and the luck that despite coming from Rockland she looks like stereotypical all-californian blonde next door.
The college kids who push hard to earn do it because there are no guarantees on future pro success and you may as well earn while you can. The reasons not to be involved are distraction from training, causing bad relations with teammates/coaches, shy/embarrassed/hate the work etc.
Given that most on the LRC board are quick to ridicule any efforts at promotion and advertising, it's probably appreciated that KT keeps a low profile and focuses on running and academics. Don't be surprised though, when she eventually signs some deals that they are bigger than we expect, and even pretty mainstream outside of the narrow running market.
$10m for 5 years? Maybe she’ll end up running much faster but 15:14 is no where near fast enough to predict such a massive contract.
I don’t know why LR posters are so obsessed with pro contracts. I want her to use all of her college eligibility and worry about becoming a pro runner after that.
You have to approach Tuohy's marketing potential with a sense of humor. Gymnast Livvy Dunne 2 million Instagram followers, hoopster Paige Bueckers 1 million followers are already earning like pros, and they work hard to build their brands. Tuohy at 75,000 followers hates everything associated with marketing (funny for a business major) and does nothing to build her brand.
The irony of course is that when she does choose to get involved, she is highly marketable. Obviously running results are important, but in her case there is more: longevity since 7th grade, all those Gatorade/sports illustrated/ESPN items give her a profile beyond running, reliability in her character/role model, commitment to total fitness not just running, and the luck that despite coming from Rockland she looks like stereotypical all-californian blonde next door.
The college kids who push hard to earn do it because there are no guarantees on future pro success and you may as well earn while you can. The reasons not to be involved are distraction from training, causing bad relations with teammates/coaches, shy/embarrassed/hate the work etc.
Given that most on the LRC board are quick to ridicule any efforts at promotion and advertising, it's probably appreciated that KT keeps a low profile and focuses on running and academics. Don't be surprised though, when she eventually signs some deals that they are bigger than we expect, and even pretty mainstream outside of the narrow running market.
What are the comps for a professional runner? How much was Houlihan being paid?
Whenever I hear terrible advice on a tuohy thread. I always think it's the disgruntled dudek fan. He always wants to somehow cheapen tuohy... He just can't understand that she's a once in a lifetime talent... She is the best... She's not doing crappy commercials for crappy money and chasing every crappy nickel in front of her... She's a national treasure...we Will support her on patreon before we let her waste her time Hawking useless junk. She's going to be on stamps and have her face carved into mountains she's not giving up her Sundays selling granola bars
Tuohy is smart to avoid all that... It's just added hassles and pressures... She is going to school for free getting all gear for free... Getting some stipends probably as well...
Please explain how it’s smart to leave money on the table.
She could have free school, free gear, stipends, and thousands of dollars. It’s not one or the other.
It all depends on the contract.
Long and low or short and lucrative.
No one on the edge of her potential wants to give her golden ticket away
Tuohy at 75,000 followers hates everything associated with marketing (funny for a business major) and does nothing to build her brand.
Where did you come up with that idea? Did you just make that up?
Or did Tuohy ever actually say "I hate marketing myself" ?
Tuohy did not say she hated marketing herself, she never talked about self marketing.. what she said was that shes not good at managing her social media but is trying to be better
she said shes not a fan of taking selfies, its cringe... plus we know she has always been a lowkey person who just works hard in silence and not share it on social media.. prefers to keep personal matters private..
Where did you come up with that idea? Did you just make that up?
Or did Tuohy ever actually say "I hate marketing myself" ?
Tuohy did not say she hated marketing herself, she never talked about self marketing.. what she said was that shes not good at managing her social media but is trying to be better
she said shes not a fan of taking selfies, its cringe... plus we know she has always been a lowkey person who just works hard in silence and not share it on social media.. prefers to keep personal matters private..
Running on a scholarship is NOT a personal matter. The whole point of an athletic scholarship is to make the school look good. So she can at least post about running stuff, and keep her personal life private.
Whether or not she wants to make a few bucks promoting Gatorade (or whatever) is up to her and I don't care one way or the other.
Katelyn Tuohy is simply unstoppable.The Junior from Rockland North High School (NY) won first place at the NYS Section I championship this year, also taking ...
she had been through tough 2 years, and if praising and posting about tuohy's achievements like her other teammates does do not sit right with her, i cannot blame her
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