Parker Valby runs 8:49 3000m !!!!!!

Funny, Valby was in lane 1 all the time. Olemomoi did go to lane 2 for the pass.

Steeplers take notice... Val Constein (sp?) took 2nd in 8:41. With good health she could contend for another US steeple roster.

what did not help was being almost dead last after 50 m and then sprinting the next 150 on the outside to catch the pacer.

Looking at it, McCabe and Markezich can easily beat Valby in a 3k.

She avoids the rail. Even in lane one she stays on the outside of the lane. That aside, the difference in degree of difficulty between how Valby ran (like a second pacer) versus how Olemomoi ran (drafting off the lead pack) seemed pretty marked.

as I commented it looked like Hilda was just on a jog for most of the race - very relaxed, on the rail.....

Parker Valby did not look good at all. Form is all over the place, she tried to push but could not.

Olemomoi looked so strong, new Chelangat?

she is upright, and the harder she tries to go, the more she tends to lean back, arms pumping the whole way...that is just how she runs, not that it could not be improved....

oh I think she is better

Not as fit as those who finished ahead of her. Still would have finished behind had she not led the first half of the race.

Very encouraging performance for her season opener

Someone already posted a link to today’s race. Compare PV’s form in that race, versus her form in this race:

This is just my opinion, and I might be completely wrong in this assessment, but it appears to me, in the outdoor race, she has more spring in her stride. In today’s race, she looks a bit flat-footed, and like she is muscling her way through. That would suggest possibly running in pain, due to a lower extremity problem. (Does she have to wear orthotics?)

If so, it is rather amazing she ran as fast as she did. That would further demonstrate she is aerobically quite strong.

If (again, I could be wrong) she is having lower extremity issues, then she needs to go through reconstruction. Start by standing, heels down on a steep slant board, working at least up to 20mins a day. Get some expert physios on it, that will steer you away (if at all possible) from orthotics (if you are using them). Learn how to sprint, without injury.

Good race, either way, so there may be more potential here, but correcting any injury issues (if possible, and they actually exist), might lead to another level. Cheers.

First you've got to build her up with a slogan like "Olemomoimania." Maybe that's good difficult. Perhaps "Olé Olemomoi!" or "Olé Olé Olé Olemomoi!" set to a good melody would be better.

^ "too difficult."

"mommy mania"

8:49 is a fast time. I don't think her form looks bad. She just switched coaches, who knows where she is in training, got the qualifier it's a good effort. I am not ruling her out for a podium at nationals, want to see what she does in the 5k

It's just not on par with the 14:40's hype many of us were skeptical of during XC.

Looking at the splits, she ran super even for the final 1600. No surge in the last lap but her pace didn't waver much either, 35's. Not a big fade.

Is it somewhat interesting that collegiate great Karissa Schweizer’s indoor PB, the season right before she turned 21, was a 9:09? Schweizer did run 8:42 the following year.