It's just hyperbole! I don't even think half the time there's serious
It's just human nature to exaggerate! Yeah Tuohy has been amazing every year. Nothing wrong with celebrating what anyone accomplishes but you're right it's silly when people just make absurd claims.
She does have tremendous potential but I don't think it is accurate to say Masciarelli had a great year. She was eclipsed by another prep school runner Appleton for the Mayor's Cup. Her coach suggested Masciarelli had recently been sick. And then being bested by Starliper at Regionals. I think actually it has been up to now a frustrating year. Perhaps that will fuel her in the finals.
Yes, I don't think she is where she wants to be at this point. Hopefully she can put it together for nationals. But I think Starliper is peaking, and would be my pick to win it.... plus it would be really nice to see her or Hart take the victory.
Sydney Masciarelli has a lot more long term potential than Tuohy. If Tuohy raced the 5k at NBON, she would have lost to Masciarelli.
Masciarelli had a great outdoor season coming off of a basketball season where she was barely even running (no workouts). Her mileage is low and her coach is being really patient. Tuohy might not even PR after high school.
Sydney Masciarelli has a lot more long term potential than Tuohy. If Tuohy raced the 5k at NBON, she would have lost to Masciarelli.
Masciarelli had a great outdoor season coming off of a basketball season where she was barely even running (no workouts). Her mileage is low and her coach is being really patient. Tuohy might not even PR after high school.
Didn't she pr this weekend?
She's been injured. Tuohy had a rough freshman year too.
Don't forget that Tuohy didn't make it to NCAAs in outdoors as a freshman.
too many to list, i guess thats the life of being the best hs distance runner ever, many people like you but some also hate you for being the best and badly wants you to go down
Sydney Masciarelli has a lot more long term potential than Tuohy. Her mileage is low and her coach is being really patient. Tuohy might not even PR after high school.
OP speaks the truth. I've been saying this for awhile now.
When I think of the kids I coach, the ones who end up "best" (ie: fastest) are the ones that come from a general athletic background. They play other sports along with running, and have a realistic calm attitude about the whole thing.
The high-mileage hyper-obsessed pure runners who have been training their entire lives are guaranteed to become resentful of the sport and burn out hard.
Tuohy will likely never run as fast as she did as a HS junior. I can see Sydney achieving great success in the NCAA.
quite stunning how katelyn tuohy is the only common denominator for threads like this, her competitors come go yet she stays, always has been for many years from middleschool to high school to college, and im confident she will continue to be the common denominator until the talk goes to world and olympic level
quite stunning how katelyn tuohy is the only common denominator for threads like this, her competitors come go yet she stays, always has been for many years from middleschool to high school to college, and im confident she will continue to be the common denominator until the talk goes to world and olympic level
I don't always (or even usually) agree with semi but this time it is correct that it seemed like every year someone was being "ordained" to be better.....kind of like the modern "Great White Hope" from boxing in days gone by.