Yeah he also said he thought it would make him aerobically fitter than just running because he never did long sessions like that running, and thought he could get more work in. He is also an 800m / miler though, not 5k, I wonder if that matters.
We don’t know how much of that cross-training he has kept in his program, but we might get to see his first display of fitness (after a long while) at the New Balance Grand Prix in Boston, come February.
I agree. That is why I never understand people claiming that female runners who are elite, can have a eating disorder and that it somehow is the credit to their success. It can only hurt performance.
I agree. That is why I never understand people claiming that female runners who are elite, can have a eating disorder and that it somehow is the credit to their success. It can only hurt performance.
They are referring to the benefits reaped from maintaining a low BMI. For example, Allie O. was elite at the collegiate level, until…
Aerobic engine (genetic), Fast (genetic), Athletic mindset for winning (genetic), Durability (genetic)
Valby has tons of genetic talent but unfortunately also the genetic trait of being fragile. ...Most of the very best running talent never realize their potential because they are injured by training. Often, the one's who do succeed are less talented than the one's who don't succeed. This plays out every year for athletes going from HS to College. Durability, ultimately is more important than raw talent in endurance sports.
For Valby, her talent is so great and she's so fragile, her only training goal should be just getting to the starting line. Collegiately, she can beat everyone with very little training.
I don’t think there is anything to suggest Valby is any more “fragile” than other elites, in what can be a quite brutal sport on the body.
I suspect Valby now retains a heavy Cross-Training load because of the direct training benefits from it she reaps, rather than because she is “fragile”.
I don’t think there is anything to suggest Valby is any more “fragile” than other elites, in what can be a quite brutal sport on the body.
I suspect Valby now retains a heavy Cross-Training load because of the direct training benefits from it she reaps, rather than because she is “fragile”.
I'd be curious of what caused her problems last Indoor season
Yeah he also said he thought it would make him aerobically fitter than just running because he never did long sessions like that running, and thought he could get more work in. He is also an 800m / miler though, not 5k, I wonder if that matters.
We don’t know how much of that cross-training he has kept in his program, but we might get to see his first display of fitness (after a long while) at the New Balance Grand Prix in Boston, come February.
One thing that Cross-Training has yet to demonstrate is the development of the really high speed explosive element of running, particularly for a 1500m speed type.
In Wightman’s latest video, he demonstrates drills on the track, but when the stop-watch is pulled out, he’s a bit disappointed in how slow his timed sprints are.
Despite what people on here claim, she is not much better than where she was last year before her injury setback. I think she is maxxed out in her training. Her time yesterday is probably around 15:02 on a standard track; BU was firing. Now can she double and increase her mileage to reach the top level?
I suspect Valby now retains a heavy Cross-Training load because of the direct training benefits from it she reaps, rather than because she is “fragile”.
I'd be curious of what caused her problems last Indoor season
Me too, but the way it was described possibly points to a nerve issue, and that type of thing can be traced up into the core.
I don’t think there is anything to suggest Valby is any more “fragile” than other elites, in what can be a quite brutal sport on the body.
I suspect Valby now retains a heavy Cross-Training load because of the direct training benefits from it she reaps, rather than because she is “fragile”.
How can cross-training be more demanding for a runner than running, who doesn't run more than two days a week because it's apparently too demanding?
It's baffling how such a "fragile" athlete can be streets ahead of her competition. Weakness is no obstacle to reaching the top.
Over and over you demonstrate your lack of reading comprehension skills (you choose to ignore answers that disagree with your narrative) with a one-track mind, repeatedly parroting your tripe.
You’ve already told us countless times you think all the elite runners (at least the ones you don’t like) are doping. It is time-wasting noise, and repeatedly side-tracks threads.
Please elaborate. These hints of female runners having eating disorders always baffle me. Bulimia is something that I understand. But the hints of just not eating enough and calling that a disorder are ridiculous. Nico Young and Graham Blanks look like skeletons. Doctors and nutritionists would tell them that they are underweight. Parker Valby is a beautiful woman. She is the fastest runner of all time.
That’s kind of like saying drugs do or don’t exist throughout society.
Yet, you keep harping on that for every elite runner that doesn’t suit your fancy. It over and over reveals your heavy bias in picking and choosing favorites to accuse.
It got old several yesterday’s ago. Yours and everyone else’s time would be better served with a different approach.