Katelyn who? 17-yr old Irish girl - Sarah Healy - runs 4:09.25 for 1500m to destroy the Irish under-18 record

Any relation to Phil Healy?

rojo wrote:

No. I'm trying to combat xenophobia.

Yes, it's the xenophobia against white Western Europeans that's really the problem on this site.

crass wrote:

rojo wrote:

Katelyn who?

I don't really understand the need to diss one great runner in order to celebrate someone else's incredible performance.

Could we please be better than the knuckle-draggers who populate the media and fanbase of the "major" sports?

Particularly from one of the supposed leaders of the board although he seems to go out of his way to demonstrate his lack of knowledge of the sport on a daily basis.

He's basically the head douchebag

rojo wrote:

No. I'm trying to combat xenophobia. Tuohy may run this fast next year but 4 seconds is nice improvement. I was just amazed there is a 17-year old from the West running this fast not getting love

Then just point out the performance and don't reference an athlete who's considerably younger at a point in both of their lives when that age difference can mean a lot.

As I said you're simply the head douchebag.

FTDOH wrote:

Any relation to Phil Healy?

Or Shane Healy?

Aghh. I love Irish girls!

asc alum wrote:

FTDOH wrote:

Any relation to Phil Healy?

Or Shane Healy?

Or Austin Healy.

Keep in mind we're talking about a place similar in size and population to Ma so there is a natural inclination to project greatness to any Jr. posting standout times.

People at Athletics Ireland get paid nice salaries to see that the few like Ciara McGeehan develop and pick up the A-Standard so they can justify their jobs.

This makes everyone slightly paranoid about ruining a junior (something that's said often about anyone that doesn't develop. Maybe they just weren't that good. I think like McGeehan, Healy will turn pro ('19) and find a coach that the federation can live with and see what happens in terms of development. So she likely won't have the college experience that someone with slightly less talent would have. That's pretty hard on an 18yo. I hope things go well and she avoids inj.

What tape I've seen show she isn't a physical talent (more like M.Cain) but she has a nice stride with a smooth foot strike and some good turnover when she needs to drop the hammer. She looks like she really knows how to race which is something Touhy doesn't do much of (frontrunning).

PS: I think Touhy is pretty good too.

Recruit Admin. wrote:

So what universities in the USA are going to be out there trying to recruit her to their school? Villanova, BYU, etc.

I would suspect New Mexico, along with Nova. I am pretty sure that knuckle-dragging Wetmore will not be interested since she is not a product of the USA high school system.

Disgusting header, rojo. It's people like you that drive our best talent out of the sport at an early age. You should he ashamed of yourself.

Look the bottom line is that Prefontaine was in MUCH better shape than Bill Rogers when he outkicked him in that indoor mile race in 3:49.2 .

asc alum wrote:

FTDOH wrote:

Any relation to Phil Healy?

Or Shane Healy?

Shane Healy is still in shape. Broke 20 mins for a 4 miler earlier this year and trains with the best group in Dublin. All 22 years after appearing in the Atlanta Olympics!

rojo wrote:

OldPollarBear wrote:

It’s to rojo, trolling for clicks. Don’t expect much.

No. I'm trying to combat xenophobia. Tuohy may run this fast next year but 4 seconds is nice improvement. I was just amazed there is a 17-year old from the West running this fast not getting love

Then change the damn title, rojo.

true brit wrote:

asc alum wrote:

Or Shane Healy?

Shane Healy is still in shape. Broke 20 mins for a 4 miler earlier this year and trains with the best group in Dublin. All 22 years after appearing in the Atlanta Olympics!

I literally wonder what Geb could do now. He won Atlanta 1000m. I'm sure he could do sub 5 minute mile pace for a half thon if he went back training.

Lufwafa wrote:

Look the bottom line is that Prefontaine was in MUCH better shape than Bill Rogers when he outkicked him in that indoor mile race in 3:49.2 .

EXACTLY. WTF!!! ???

Healy just improved her 800m PB (and Irish u18 and u20 record) to 2:02.76 - down from 2:06 earlier this month, and 2:08 last year. Progress looking good!

https://www.fastrunning.com/events-and-races/race-reports/sarah-healy-smashes-more-records-in-belfast/17328

Boston Boi wrote:

Aghh. I love Irish girls!

+1

Potato powered Paddy.

rojo wrote:No. I'm trying to combat xenophobia. Tuohy may run this fast next year but 4 seconds is nice improvement. I was just amazed there is a 17-year old from the West running this fast not getting love

Objectively speaking, you could've accomplished your goals and satisfied your amazement just as effectively without the gratuitous two words of snark about Katelyn Tuohy.

I saw the headline and expected that it was one of the tubby couch pilots with a keyboard that typically haunt the "World Famous Message Boards".

Not the guy running things.

rojo wrote:

OldPollarBear wrote:

It’s to rojo, trolling for clicks. Don’t expect much.

No. I'm trying to combat xenophobia. Tuohy may run this fast next year but 4 seconds is nice improvement. I was jrrust amazed there is a 17-year old from the West running this fast not getting love

Start with a troll effort knocking a young American talented teenager and then follow it up with disingenuous drivel pretending to care about xenophobia.

You set the tone for this site and it’s absolutely sh!t.