I can spot one Valby hater here and other threads who keeps posting under different names. Really disturbing, with so much venom against Parker. Why the vitriol? She’s the future of US distance. Kudos to Valby and may she get keep excelling and becoming an Olympian
It's hard to be a fan when she's disrespectful to the other competitors in the race looking around and making faces like she's the only one who mattered. If she's so much better than everyone else she should have passed on the meet altogether, run a time trial by herself somewhere and post Instagram pictures of instead to get the attention she craves. The other athletes in the race also earned a spot to compete and have their own national championship moment. I won't mind if she's flash in the pan and fades into obscurity.
Agree with this. Her ego has really swelled in the past couple of months. I was so excited about her last year, how she's opened up a lot of people's eyes to cross-training, but lately something is feeling off. She keeps putting out these rather unbelievable performances, particularly the indoor and outdoor doubles. Her attitude in the 10k was off-putting, but in general her waving and joking with her team as if she's out for a jog feels completely baffling for someone achieving the times that she is, and while running amongst the competitors she has. People can be skeptical and share critiques without being "haters" full of "vitriol." I'm really interested to see what happens at Trials and beyond. I'd love to be wrong about her, but it all feels too good to be true imo.
Parker is a big fish in a small NCAA pond . Her times are nowhere near competitive at the best in the world level. It will be interesting to see how much she improves against real competition but I don’t think she’ll win any gold medals.
Shalane Flanagan, 10,000 m Olympic silver medalist, would like a word. She was a two-time NCAA XC winner, and a 3,000 m NCAA champion.
It all depends on how you define success. She will make a good amount of money with her initial contract. She is not a good interview, so podcast appearances or articles will not help grow her brand. Perhaps she will up her social media game and garner more income that way. On the track, meh. Hard to see where the huge improvement will come. Can she make the progression that the Bowerman Babes or Monson made through monster mileage? Will she only do it through cross training?
She clearly knows that ESPN hysterically gushes at her every mannerism and the producers focus on her at these meets. She will not be on camera at any DL meet, only as she gets lapped, so the antics will disappear.
your reasoning is dumb but you're probably right -- most collegiate champions don't have really successful pro careers.
On second thought, if she signs a contract anything close to what the rumors are saying, she'll lock in a "successful" pro career as soon as the ink dries.
This sport is rigged man! Ethiopia’s Medina Eisa was running 14:16 at 17yrs old and I assure you she is no close to that kind money people are talking about Valby. You market whoever you wanna market, it’s all good she will get humbled on track like everybody else does!
How dumb. I don't feel threatened by Keely, Maia, or any of the other many talented and (to me) beautiful women athletes out there. Because they carry themselves with grace and their trajectories and results don't seem highly unbelievable.
It's hard to be a fan when she's disrespectful to the other competitors in the race looking around and making faces like she's the only one who mattered. If she's so much better than everyone else she should have passed on the meet altogether, run a time trial by herself somewhere and post Instagram pictures of instead to get the attention she craves. The other athletes in the race also earned a spot to compete and have their own national championship moment. I won't mind if she's flash in the pan and fades into obscurity.
She's a college kid, chill
What is she? 20? That isn't a kid. That's a young adult.
It's hard to be a fan when she's disrespectful to the other competitors in the race looking around and making faces like she's the only one who mattered. If she's so much better than everyone else she should have passed on the meet altogether, run a time trial by herself somewhere and post Instagram pictures of instead to get the attention she craves. The other athletes in the race also earned a spot to compete and have their own national championship moment. I won't mind if she's flash in the pan and fades into obscurity.
Is she ‘making faces like she’s the only one who mattered’ or are the cameras up-close and showing her every expression?
She is typically at the front. Cameras will show the runner in the lead. This is why we see her reactions more than other athletes.
I can spot one Valby hater here and other threads who keeps posting under different names. Really disturbing, with so much venom against Parker. Why the vitriol? She’s the future of US distance. Kudos to Valby and may she get keep excelling and becoming an Olympian
Totally agree. This fake poster is a bitter loser who can’t handle the fact that Calbe rose to the top in NCAA and has a bright future as a top US distance runner. this loser needs som therapy. Also it’s very disconcerting. I hope he/she isn’t a stalker
We're four pages into this and there still ins't a definition of success that has been offered, let alone agreed upon. While I think the OP should have provided one, I suppose anyone could.
To avoid moving the goalposts later, what is "professional success"?
Is it winning an Olympic medal? (Or several?)
Making an Olympic team? (Or several?)
Placing in the top three at a Marathon major, or a Diamond League meet?
Cashing checks and maintaining sponsors for a decade?
Please, some tell me very specifically what the heck we are talking about.