Why hasn’t Valby turned pro? She’s too good

Pretty wild how Florida had a chance at winning the team title too

Hypothetical to valbymaniacs:

its dec 2 2024 at the BU Indoor and she runs 14:56. Still a good decision not to turn pro?

monson JR year: NuttyC: 19:33, mill rose 3k: 8:45: best 5k: 15:34

Monson Sr year: NuttC: 19:39, Millrose 3k: 8:53, best 5k: 15:31. Overall regression: 4sec on avg

Monson pro: Millrose 3k: 8:25: best 5k: 14:19

do you really want potentially a stagnate Sr year? It happened to Monson, could happen to Valby

please turn pro.

Said another way, would valby fans be happy if 2024 is an exact duplicate of 2023?

Valby is currently the fastest female distance collegiate, ever. The 2023 cross country season was the best ever by any female collegiate. That was topped off by setting the collegiate 5000m record.

Wow! Congratulations Parker Valby! Thanks for the 2023 memories!

So you’re ok with valby stagnating in college. I would be miserable, and I think valby would be too. She spends 4 hrs a day, 365 days training a year, crosstraing, weight training, arc training with the goal of trying to improve. After all that she’s like a hamster on a wheel in the same place. And you tell her “congrats”. you are an unappreciative of all the hard work she’s puts in daily. If you manage employees is that what you tell them? 4 hrs Ot for 365 days and you haven’t accomplish nothing: “congrats”.

I don't follow the women's side very closely but I did listen to a long podcast with her this Summer... the biggest take-away from me is that she can't really up her mileage without getting hurt.

Yes, her talent is amazing but I am worried as a pro she'll be tempted (or told) to run a lot more. Can her injury-prone body handle it?

Can a person cross-train herself down to the 14:20s and be a good Diamond League level runner?

Pro coaching can help that. They can can fix her form and give her more access to recovery.

She's never altitude trained, that alone can shave 20 seconds off her 5k.

Tricky question to answer.

I think she should like Tuohy did because it's an Olympic year. Turning pro will give her the best shot to make the team.

Parker is an enormous talent. But she also has a lot of injury issues. I wonder how she will take to pro running. Will she have more support and access to the top quality sports medicine or will the training be too much?

I can see why she wants to stay in a system that has been working well for her thus far though.

I think cross training can only get her to a certain point . She needs to run more to get to world class level.

Kelati ran 15:25 and got lapped in the world record 5000 race.

There’s no way altitude makes that much difference and no HS runner from Colorado has ever broken 8:40. Salazar didn’t train at altitude and if he did, I don’t think he would have run 12:51.

It’s a no-brainer to stay with what works for her. I doubt if a pro coach is as stupid as you think. Her stride has probably already analyzed by the best in the business and I doubt if changes can be made for her to do more running.

If Florida coach Palmer knows how to maximize her performance, what make you think coach Ritz or Smith or Bowerman or addidas or Tinmen elite or any pro team's coaching staff wouldn't know how to do the same? Agree NCAA works for her and if the goal is to break 14:00 5k, NCAA is the best yr1 and 2 of a 10 year pan to break 14:00.

I think any athlete that has become a sensation should become pro but it's really based on the offers. I would like to know if Valby is receiving lucrative offers to tempt her to become a professional or are there offers from NIL deals to keep her attention in college. Go where your wanted and at this point the money shows where you're wanted. Money has infiltrated the amateur ranks and its one of the major influence. For instance Angel Reese makes more money playing college basketball than most pro female players. Playing another year in college made more financial sense than turning pro and receiving less money. I don't know what Valby has been offered but I'm sure it's a good influence on becoming pro.

Breaking 14:00 for 5K is probably a goal for many......a lot of potential training partners there lol

"pro" is a relative term. if like most so-called "pros" she still has to rely on the Bank of Mommy and Daddy then it's a burden many won't accept.

I relied on the bank of "daddy" to get my six stars this year. Not close to a pro runner, but I'm pretty good taking care of him ;)

How many "pro" athletes earn their money by winning races or placing high in competition?? Going "pro" is a waste of time unless you are going to grad school or doing some work that could lead to a productive career. Except for a handful of athletes, most pro athletes are running without preparing for the future or contributing to some type of retirement fund. I know of many sub elites stuck in menial jobs while chasing a Olympic Trials qualifying time.

LOL, Tinman elite should never be included in the same conversation with Ritz and Smith