Valby no longer listed for the TEN

She grew up in Connecticut.

Are you referring to either The 10 or Kara’s race, because I don’t think the latter has a public list of participants yet.

I'm guessing Kerley and her are trying to keep a low profile after the incident in Miami

Huh?

Yes but I am still not certain of the logic of a 10k focused runner choosing to train in Boston in the winter. It’s not altitude and it’s not moderate in temp.

Parker Valby needs a direct contract with Hollywood TV Behemoths. She, her coach, and Dad and Mom need to move to West L.A. She needs a makeover by Hollywood makeup & wardrobe experts.

Ever heard of Emily Sisson or Molly Huddle?

In her video she showed The 10 in SJC as the race she is doing.

Is that supposed to somehow indicate that Boston is a good place to train? Because there are dozens of long distance runners who are better than those two who are not based in a place like Boston. Grant Fisher moved to Utah to spend more time at altitude. Obiri moved to the US and didn’t go to Boston — she went to Colorado. Kenyans and Ethiopians train in a place where the temps are moderate and altitude is high.

I acknowledge that sometimes the ideal training location in theory may not work for all people, and they can still have success. But if you are Valby, why not try some place closer to the theoretically optimal place and see.

Uhhh...No, she's not calling any shots! Part of coaching (you clearly don't know), is being able to adjust and "work with" your athletes. PV is young and new to the program, and maybe she's having trouble adjusting to the winter training in Boston. Not really a big deal, Elle is a great example, she commutes from Vermont to Boston for key workouts throughout the winter and spring. When April rolls around they head up to Flagstaff for their altitude camp where EVERYONE is required to attend. Once May comes around, they return to Boston when the weather is much better and prep for the summer. My only concern with PV is her adjustment to the training mileage and intensity. It's somewhat of a slippery slope for Coach Coogan, where he needs to be very patient with her workload and figure out what works best her. This easily can take a year or so to do it right.

Honestly,

I wish she went and trained with Dejeet or Mike Smith on Swoosh TC. Coogan has had some success with World Indoor medals, but very little on the Olympic Stage, or Diamond League Stage. It's great she got paid and all that with NB, but money is temporary, winning is forever.

Heather Maclean and Elle St. Pierre are pretty good training partners as well.

That is an idiotic statement. Huddle made more teams than you can count and she holds 5 American records. No only are there not dozens better than her, and argument can be made that none are better.

We don’t need another wholesome girl ruined by those Hollywood creeps

Elite international long distance runners also have homes, and in the current environment most do not choose to live in places like Boston, especially if they live in a country like the US that has a diverse geography. And yes, I love Huddle and think she was great, but she never won a global medal, and thus there are dozens that are better than she was.

I don’t know if Huddle would have improved her performance level had she lived somewhere else. I am simply saying that the best in the world are not for the most part training in places like Boston, and these are the people Valby should be studying. Even if Valby never improves enough to be truly competitive at the global level, they provide a good example for her to at least try.

ESP has another bun in the oven and isn’t currently training with the group.