Start at 6:30 if you want to see her very animated reaction.
Think it shows she was not worried about times at all and was all in for just racing. I know someone else pointed out that she closed the race at 18:55 pace which is also incredible. On the course with the final hill.
Also said earlier in the video she does want to break 15 in the 5k and after today, I’d say it’s very much in reach for her. And Valby. Honestly Chmiel should not be counted out of the conversation either.
Can’t forget for most of those years in HS XC, if you took tuohy out of the equation, Kelsey was stomping everybody too.
Also noting there was way less carnage at the end of this race than the March 2020* race, which was slower. Maybe more people just had NO idea how hard the course was since it was new, but I just remember people falling over left and right at the end. Today 20 girls broke Mercy’s time.
Congrats tuohy you are still the xc goat! And props to Valby and Chmiel for amazing races as well!