KATELYN TUOHY NCAA 5000M CHAMPION

In high school, Parker Valby was very high mileage. Yeah, she might not be able to run a lot right now, but she’s probably doing massive amounts of cross training.

yup. the low mileage combined with cross training leading huge results is VERY interesting

Doing most of your work with cross training is the new thing apparently. Natalie Cook ran a 5k in 15:25 doing mostly cross training. Angelina Perez just ran a 3200 in 9:53 doing mostly cross training.

Not new at all. Katelyn crosstrained in high school. The danger is as always overtraining.

Not as a primary focus. She was running far more than two times or twenty miles/week.

What are you talking about? I think it's absolutley amazing they could get 2nd at NCAAs running 2-3 days a week. That's wild and he must have been invested in coming up with a cross training schedule for her.

My best friends in life all have one thing in common- we were injured in college and miserable as a result. My two friends both felt like the coaches were totally AWOL when they were hurt. To have a coach not give up and simply say 'Come back to me in 6 months for next year's xc,' but instead say, "You know what, you can't run every day yet, but we have a plan,' would havev been invigorating. To sit out seasons at a time after her freshman year was a total wash would have been horrific.

Vably looked amazing to me. To see her just have the confidence to crush both SECs and NCAAs from the front when she's barely raced may have been the most impressive thing I've seen at the NCAA level this year, period. She didn't look weak and broken - she looked amazing.

By letting her race, she had a purpose to train and to contribute to an NCAA title must have been extremely satisfying.

And she is the NCAA champion. You do need to run at some point to train. You dont develop a kick crosstraining.

Valby has a lot going for her future.

A couple of small technique tweaks like holding her drive a little longer. She throws her feet out front a little and loses a little momentum.

I agree with this. I find many announcers frustrating when they say that so-and-so really deserved a victory because they worked so hard etc etc...well they all work hard, and many do it without the recognition given to top athletes, but rather are doing it with no real expectation of winning. But in Tuohy's case I completely agree. She has been an age group phenom for 6 years and has run with massive attention and pressure. And it's just not that Tuohy has been good...she has had the ability to draw the casual T& F fan into the sport (including myself).

I'm not saying that another runner in the current NCAA hasn't done the same, but I sure couldn't name one.

I usually like to cheer for underdogs, but in Tuohy's case, this was a well-earned victory. And likely this takes all the pressure off her going forward. Any concern she has had about 'proving herself' has now been waylaid, and she can just start to race again.

So calling this a 'Satisfying' victory is very accurate for both Tuohy herself and for her fans.

It's okay guys we're talking in code here no one will know what we're referring to! Anyway can we cut the crap with the low mileage and all this nonsense about some performances being amazing because of other factors

I mean this has been going on forever on these boards about certain young runners being destined for great things because they're overcoming this or that or they're only running low mileage

If runners are running low mileage it's because they are getting injured when they try to step it up and they have to cross train... I mean cross training is great I'm not saying you shouldn't do it and utilize it I'm just saying it doesn't mean you're destined for greatness if you have had injuries

I am one.

I agree. I don't know how much everyone appreciates this. Winning National titles starting in 8th grade (DMR) and continuing on in more DMRs and individual titles and records all the way through hs. Any narrow victory or a bad race bringing out doubters and detractors. Dealing with an injury that fueled the fire of those. This is a strong kid.

So why is it questionable to talk about a runner's foot strike but you can comment on other aspects of their running potential? Doesn't make sense it feels like there's a foot strike bias

what does this even mean

Katelyn Tuohy posted on Instagram after her "INDIVIDUAL" ncaa title win, but as expected, her post was not only about her but about her teammates and the team.