Katelyn Tuohy - How would you plan this national treasure's next 3-4 years?

Physically, she looks like an adolescent female. Give her a year or so to mature and see if anything changes. Meanwhile, she should do more of the same.

I don't know who this person is but you sound like you're probably her dad or mom.

If I were her coach/parent I'd focus as much as possible on making it fun while building her speed. To avoid burnout, I'd skip indoor and all its tight turns and crowded tracks. If her team doesn't make it to NXN, then as a soph I would suggest she skip NXN and FL. I mean, we don't want her to burn out, and if she were to win it would put unnecessary pressure on her during her junior and senior years, so whats the point? Instead, do limited mileage during the winter, while working on speed drills, and maybe swimming for good aerobic full body fitness cross-training. During spring track I'd have her focus on speed (800m and 1500m races) until states where no one would probably be able to challenge her in the 3K/3200. Again, at end of soph year I'd politely decline invites to any "nationals" such as NB or the "dream mile." Save those races for end of junior year when college coaches will start taking serious looks.

Basically, keep the mileage light, skip indoors, focus on speed, and avoid high pressure "national" type races until junior year. During summers have fun winning local 5Ks while doing tempo runs.

unconventional advice? wrote:

If I were her coach/parent I'd focus as much as possible on making it fun while building her speed. To avoid burnout, I'd skip indoor and all its tight turns and crowded tracks. If her team doesn't make it to NXN, then as a soph I would suggest she skip NXN and FL. I mean, we don't want her to burn out, and if she were to win it would put unnecessary pressure on her during her junior and senior years, so whats the point? Instead, do limited mileage during the winter, while working on speed drills, and maybe swimming for good aerobic ...

Basically, keep the mileage light, skip indoors, focus on speed, and avoid high pressure "national" type races until junior year. During summers have fun winning local 5Ks while doing tempo runs.

You do realize that the odds of her reaching her lifetime peak in the next 24 months is very high. She only improved by 6 seconds in 2017 vs 2016 (4:24 to 4:18). Why waste that time?

Dude, keep your advice to yourself.

Forget the speed stuff, she is naturally fast. That is so outdated and flat out stupid.

Better off running some mileage and enjoying it, than running hard stuff on the track,

Too much speed kills, aerobic stuff is good anytime and the benefits are for the long term, lifetime base baby.

Nxn and footlocker trials are on the same day. She/North Rockland can only do one.

She should move to Portland, turn pro, and be coached by Alberto Salazar.

Running Commenter wrote:

I don't know who this person is but you sound like you're probably her dad or mom.

No relation. We live over 3000 miles away from one another and she has no clue of my existence on Earth.

She may look like an adolescent female, but she is, so that's sort of expected, right? The thing to focus on here is her athleticism and physical development. She looks and moves like a world-class athlete. Among other females her age, she likely is world class too.

I like the idea of her doing as few national races as possible.

My biggest concern for her is Nike is going to entice her to go pro and then she's going to not have a real college experience and will flame out early. I wonder if Mary Cain has reached out to her yet.

Angry Willy wrote:

Physically, she looks like an adolescent female. Give her a year or so to mature and see if anything changes. Meanwhile, she should do more of the same.

She's in a great place. Best is to keep doing what she's doing.

So she is the US version of Konstanze Klosterhalfen perhaps?

Bill Meylan, king of speed ratings, gave it a 166. Clearly a phenomenal run.

All training on soft surfaces (preferably grass, or dirt trails). Quality training, low mileage, 30-35 mpw, 5-6 days per week of running, other days swimming or cycle trainer.

Then see what transpires when she goes through puberty.

Have her talk to Ajee Wilson's coach.

broken arrow wrote:

All training on soft surfaces (preferably grass, or dirt trails). Quality training, low mileage, 30-35 mpw, 5-6 days per week of running, other days swimming or cycle trainer.

Then see what transpires when she goes through puberty.

sounds like a fun adolescence! here's your day on the trainer, here's your day in the pool... stay off the road!!

she'll be smoking weed & playing ultimate frisbee intramural in three years, if not sooner.

that said, it's a freak time by young kid, the ogling is silly.