Is Katelyn Tuhoy overrated?

spot on.....she could do some pacing duties when all said and done......Really???

Shes good but the hype is annoying.

Zola Budd ran 1501 at age 17 BAREFOOT.

so kt RAN 2 seconds slower than a young kid at 21 and with super shoes and with crazy good coaching and with pacers. Advantage Budd.

She is underrated. She is the fastest college runner in history. She will be the fastest pro in history. Expect 3:52 - 8:18 - 14:20.

She holds multiple NCAA records and is likely to either gain more, or break some of current ones. She's probably not ready to go for gold in Paris, but she's still young. I can't argue if she is overrated or not, it's your opinion vs mine but I don't think so.

These boards went after Mary Cain for going pro too early, now we are saying Tuhoy is overrated? What do you want from her? Let her develop and grow and let's see what she can do in the next 5-6 years when she is ready.

Over hyped. Her times are also ran on Adidas super spike so it's not fair comparison to past runners. Still impressive for a collegiate runner but we have many fast pros now. If she ran 20 seconds faster than I would be all in on the hype.

No, she is not overrated. We know with reasonable confidence what she can run in every event from 1500 to 5000 to xc.

Those are not even the best times for a pro in history. Why would you make this statement: "She will be the fastest pro in history with 3:52, 8:18 and 14:20?"

Seriously? Dang, I never knew that.

I still remember watching her race with Decker in '84 and absolutely HATING her because the media made her into the villain. It wasn't until years later when I watched the race on YouTube that I realized it was not Budd's fault at all. However, there was contact with "America's Darling", she went down and they had to place blame somewhere. Poor Budd took the fall.

In what fantasy world is 4:06 and 15:03 (Katelyn) faster than 3:59 and 15:01 (Jenny)?

Until she brings home gold medals (plural) on the world stage we will never know. No matter how good you are in college it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things if you don't deliver as a pro when the pressure to bring home a payday is on.

H'm. Tuohy is now the official NCAA record holder in the mile, the indoor 1500, the 3000m and the outdoor 5000m. Which means she ran faster than every other female ncaa runner in history at those distances. The one that may be a bridge too far is the outdoor 1500, but if you think the overall 5000m will survive if she stays another year knowing she is already capable of sub-15 on a good day, well may the odds be ever in your favor. And that is with zero altitude training.

I speak in absolute terms not cute qualifiers like indoor/outdoor. Answer me: are 15:03 and 4:06 faster than 15:01 and 3:59?

Records distinguish between indoor and outdoor. That is not a qualifier, just a fact. And yes Simpson still has the indoor and overall record.