Parker Valby says she only run 2-3 days per week

That was sarcasm. And like he wrote yesterday, "And sarcasm is also established as the lowest form of wit."

That's all he is capable of.

But he didn't like to spend too much time running. If the Arc Trainer is so good then there's no need to hit the roads or the track at all.

But the sarcasm wasn't mine. So you hit the wrong target. As usual.

Wrong as usual.

"It's great to see Bannister training making a comeback. Why have athletes been wasting all those years putting in the miles?"

Your typical sarcasm. Devoid of any intelligence.

That you admittedly failed to understand my response, shows that you likewise failed to understand your own question.

That isn't sarcasm. But I quite understand that you wouldn't see that.

It was an 'either' 'or' question which didn't admit of the same answer. But you have proven that was too much for you. But you're in good company here.

My answer was correct, but two days later you still don't understand it, which means you also still don't understand your question.

The circularity of your argument shows you haven't a clue what you are talking about. But you proved that some time ago.

Parkey Valby swam competitively for 14 years.
When she is cross training, it's very intense.

Don't believe for one second that she rolled off the couch, started training 2-3 times a week, and, bam, she is a sub-15 5ker. It's a body of work for 15+ years of hard aerobic training.

Swimmers don't become runners, and vice versa - even if they both train aerobically. Training for a sport at the top level is highly specific to that sport. It is extremely unlikely that an athlete who trained hard for one sport suddenly excels at another on the basis of the same training. That is why we don't see any distance swimmers suddenly becoming elite distance runners. Parker's swimming training isn't going to help her for running as much as if she trained like a runner.

Why all the fuss about this girl? She will never win an olympic medal or world championship.

Umm...ever heard of Alan Webb?

He ran a 3:47 mile. So what did he do that was anywhere near comparable as a swimmer? Did he run off the back of swimming training or did he only run for his running training?

He transitioned from swimming to running and was good immediately. Gwen Jorgensen was a decent college runner who swtched to triathlon but her running improved as a result of the cross training.

That only shows that Webb was a very good natural athlete, not that swimming training made him a good runner.

Everyone has different talent levels. Your statement answers your own question. Valby is more talented than any other woman in the NCAA.

She may be talented. But it defies credibility that she can be that much more talented on a training program that is typically aimed at rehabilitating injured athletes - or training for sports other than distance running.