Yeah, that was pretty crazy to see. Literally JOGGED more than 1/2 of it and then gradually cranked up a quite comfortable pace for her that obliterated everyone and was still casual about it. An 8:51 running that comfortably is jaw-dropping for NCAA.
Yeah, that’s right, though in her case it was genuine. She’s aware that her status can develop jealousy but she genuinely wants to divert attention to her teammates and is uneasy about undue attention being focused on her.
Tuohy looked really special here. Splits of 3:03-3:03-2:46. Now 2:46 is 8:18 pace, nearly WR pace. The way she looked running that 2:46 and how easily she crossed the line, I'm almost surprised she 'only' ran 8:35 recently. Her turnover looks better than I ever remember, she's just gliding across the ground. Very excited to see how the rest of this season and the spring turns out.
She was definitely standing up for her teammates based on the emphasis placed on her relay time, which she does not need to do. Had NCSt not lost their top 400m runner to a last minute injury they may have had a good shot at the ACC title. But even then, as currently constituted they are a distance team, not a middle distance team, a team good enough to win the XC National title twice and to have multiple AAs in the distance events.