It’s hard to deny at this point that Valby is fast, if she can stay healthy.
But she shouldn’t have to worry whether the display of her talent is going to trigger dope accusers out to publicly tarnish her reputation on an Internet forum.
I have read exactly the same view of athletes subsequently busted. Like Houlihan.
I'm not saying they aren't impressive I'm saying it's what you would expect from a top NCAA distance runner
I mean she ran back to back 1520 5ks only a second behind 2e!
She's obviously one of the top couple of distance runners in the nation!
If you compare her results to what the competition did it makes sense it's kind of where you expect her to be especially if she was going 100% and some of the other girls weren't!
…she shouldn’t have to worry whether the display of her talent is going to trigger dope accusers out to publicly tarnish her reputation on an Internet forum.
Or also trigger the body-shamers saying she is dangerously thin, is losing her femininity, needs to eat more hamburgers, etc.
No! Go back and read the thread carefully Every single one of his ‘reasons’ were reasonably refuted! Every one! But he just ignored those posts, and dug in deeper, continuing to repeatedly, blatantly accuse Valby of doping.
They weren't refuted. You cannot prove she isn't doped. You merely disagree with the view that she is but you reasons and those given by others are not convincing - and do not prove you right.
Hah, you want me to try and ‘prove’ in the negative, while you and Astro have proved nothing in the affirmative, but have instead, selected certain athletes to ignore ‘innocence until proven guilty’.
"The 2015 SEC Champs were held there where Dominique Scott of Arkansas won in 19:23.50… Dominique Scott returned to this course that same year to win the NCAA South Central Regional Champs in 19:35.30."
"In 2017 at the NCAA South Central Regional Champs, Arkansas’ Nikki Hiltz won it on this course in 19:35.50."
"In 2021, Rice’s Grace Forbes won the NCAA South Central Regional Champs here in 19:59.30. Earlier that year, she won the Arturo Barrios Invitational on the same course in 19:53.30."
"Valby’s time today is screaming fast and SOLO. Huge statement."(quote)
But not that "impressive", you say - even while coming off yet another injury. I wonder what it would take to impress you?
They weren't refuted. You cannot prove she isn't doped. You merely disagree with the view that she is but you reasons and those given by others are not convincing - and do not prove you right.
Hah, you want me to try and ‘prove’ in the negative, while you and Astro have proved nothing in the affirmative, but have instead, selected certain athletes to ignore ‘innocence until proven guilty’.
That's what "refuted" means. That you have disproved the claims and shown them to be false. You haven't. You can't. The balance of probability still suggests doping.
Hah, you want me to try and ‘prove’ in the negative, while you and Astro have proved nothing in the affirmative, but have instead, selected certain athletes to ignore ‘innocence until proven guilty’.
That's what "refuted" means. That you have disproved the claims and shown them to be false. You haven't. You can't. The balance of probability still suggests doping.
No, because he had no actual evidence to refute. He had opinions that were countered with just-as reasonable, if not more so, alternatives.
In finality, the balance DOES NOT suggest doping. You’re done. You lost.
"The 2015 SEC Champs were held there where Dominique Scott of Arkansas won in 19:23.50… Dominique Scott returned to this course that same year to win the NCAA South Central Regional Champs in 19:35.30."
"In 2017 at the NCAA South Central Regional Champs, Arkansas’ Nikki Hiltz won it on this course in 19:35.50."
"In 2021, Rice’s Grace Forbes won the NCAA South Central Regional Champs here in 19:59.30. Earlier that year, she won the Arturo Barrios Invitational on the same course in 19:53.30."
"Valby’s time today is screaming fast and SOLO. Huge statement."(quote)
But not that "impressive", you say - even while coming off yet another injury. I wonder what it would take to impress you?
Well that's not what her margin of victory versus other runners says!
All those girls lost by the same margin of defeat last year
Did you ever consider that they measured the course differently this year, set it up slightly differently, course conditions were different with the grass or whatever surface???
All I know is verse the caliber of the other runners it doesn't scream of an amazing time it screams of a predictable time of a 1525k runner running against 17 minutes 5K runners!!!
Guarantee when she runs against the Alabama girl she doesn't win by a significant margin!!!
"The 2015 SEC Champs were held there where Dominique Scott of Arkansas won in 19:23.50… Dominique Scott returned to this course that same year to win the NCAA South Central Regional Champs in 19:35.30."
"In 2017 at the NCAA South Central Regional Champs, Arkansas’ Nikki Hiltz won it on this course in 19:35.50."
"In 2021, Rice’s Grace Forbes won the NCAA South Central Regional Champs here in 19:59.30. Earlier that year, she won the Arturo Barrios Invitational on the same course in 19:53.30."
"Valby’s time today is screaming fast and SOLO. Huge statement."(quote)
But not that "impressive", you say - even while coming off yet another injury. I wonder what it would take to impress you?
Well that's not what her margin of victory versus other runners says!
All those girls lost by the same margin of defeat last year
Did you ever consider that they measured the course differently this year, set it up slightly differently, course conditions were different with the grass or whatever surface???
All I know is verse the caliber of the other runners it doesn't scream of an amazing time it screams of a predictable time of a 1525k runner running against 17 minutes 5K runners!!!
Guarantee when she runs against the Alabama girl she doesn't win by a significant margin!!!
The second place girl, Engel, finished a close 2nd to Venters of UT at Griak this year. She was 20 seconds of Ruhly of Wisconsin. Venters was just 6th at Nuttycombe in 20:02. Ruhly was 54th at Nuttycombe in 20:33. One might infer Engel could have run about 20:10 at Nuttycombe and Valby just beat her by 1 minute. Whether Engel was at her best in TX I do not know.
The second place girl, Engel, finished a close 2nd to Venters of UT at Griak this year. She was 20 seconds of Ruhly of Wisconsin. Venters was just 6th at Nuttycombe in 20:02. Ruhly was 54th at Nuttycombe in 20:33. One might infer Engel could have run about 20:10 at Nuttycombe and Valby just beat her by 1 minute. Whether Engel was at her best in TX I do not know.
Engel beat Petrova of CBU at Griak, and Petrova just ran 20:22 at Weiss-Crockett (OSU course).
Generally, Engel is thought to be a AA candidate in XC this year (maybe 30-40th).
So I take the time to check about seven girls and give you concrete evidence that this is pretty much what you would expect... And you decide to ignore that and focus on 1 time!
Check every girl through the 7th or 8th place runner and you will see that all of them lost by about the same amount of time last year
And they are all 1640 to 1710 minute runners on the 5K track!
Valby ran all out effort... No one else ran all out! It's just common sense! the same as in the Amber trotter performance!!!
I guarantee you the Alabama girls give her a run for her money when they compete and I guarantee you NCAA Cross country Nationals is a close race if she wins and she probably won't!
That's what "refuted" means. That you have disproved the claims and shown them to be false. You haven't. You can't. The balance of probability still suggests doping.
No, because he had no actual evidence to refute. He had opinions that were countered with just-as reasonable, if not more so, alternatives.
In finality, the balance DOES NOT suggest doping. You’re done. You lost.
You've just shown you don't understand what it means to "refute" a claim. Your "alternatives" are only that - and no more plausible. Less so. You claim to have won the argument because you claim to have won. Nothing more.
"The 2015 SEC Champs were held there where Dominique Scott of Arkansas won in 19:23.50… Dominique Scott returned to this course that same year to win the NCAA South Central Regional Champs in 19:35.30."
"In 2017 at the NCAA South Central Regional Champs, Arkansas’ Nikki Hiltz won it on this course in 19:35.50."
"In 2021, Rice’s Grace Forbes won the NCAA South Central Regional Champs here in 19:59.30. Earlier that year, she won the Arturo Barrios Invitational on the same course in 19:53.30."
"Valby’s time today is screaming fast and SOLO. Huge statement."(quote)
But not that "impressive", you say - even while coming off yet another injury. I wonder what it would take to impress you?
Well that's not what her margin of victory versus other runners says!
All those girls lost by the same margin of defeat last year
Did you ever consider that they measured the course differently this year, set it up slightly differently, course conditions were different with the grass or whatever surface???
All I know is verse the caliber of the other runners it doesn't scream of an amazing time it screams of a predictable time of a 1525k runner running against 17 minutes 5K runners!!!
Guarantee when she runs against the Alabama girl she doesn't win by a significant margin!!!
Did you read that post? It wasn't the margin of victory - the other winners weren't in the same category, time-wise.
So I take the time to check about seven girls and give you concrete evidence that this is pretty much what you would expect... And you decide to ignore that and focus on 1 time!
Check every girl through the 7th or 8th place runner and you will see that all of them lost by about the same amount of time last year
And they are all 1640 to 1710 minute runners on the 5K track!
Valby ran all out effort... No one else ran all out! It's just common sense! the same as in the Amber trotter performance!!!
I guarantee you the Alabama girls give her a run for her money when they compete and I guarantee you NCAA Cross country Nationals is a close race if she wins and she probably won't!
How do you know the other runners weren't giving it their best shot? It was a race. Why wouldn't they?
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