Parker Valby in LA

Valby not entered in the TEN so no (I wish she were). Btw, she’s the 3rd from the right, hard to tell with so little light.

Marathin.

…by LA ‘28?

Proper trolling etiquette is to not impersonate other highly esteemed members of the trolling community.

Does The Ten need a chase pack pacer -- a woman who can lay down a 15:20 5k in even splits?

She settled into 15:05 pace nicely at NCAA but I'm not sure how good she is dialing in a pace.

Has everyone forgot? P Valby is a fragile former swimmer. Even if her twitch ratio, running form and other measurables tell us P Valby should be a good 10000m runner. Don't forget, she can't run often. The torque on her left foot to left hip on the track for 25 laps isn't worth the injury risk. I know P Valby doesn't have classic sub-4:05 1500m speed for 5000m, but 5000m needs to be her longest track event.

Can there be two sets of Pace lights? How hard is dialing in behind pace lights??

If rested, she could probably go 14:50 behind pace lights.

She can run fewer laps if steepling.

Just have someone trackside record splits and yell "A little faster! A little slower!" Nailbiting drama -- Can Valbs stay on pace?

I would think so, considering she just ran a 14:52 Indoors, after racing a hard mile the night before, and maybe saving something for a 3000m the following day.

I was there for that women's marathon in 1984. But I didn't stay for the entirety because it wasn't my focus of the day. I forget what event I left for. Maybe swimming or diving.

I was there for the entirety of the men's marathon. I remember everyone near the starting line was touting de Castella, especially two guys standing next to me who were seemingly in awe of him. I took one look and thought no chance. There's no similarity to all the athletes I've watched the past 2 weeks.

I didn't know much about the winner. But late that night after Closing Ceremony I was eating at a McDonald's not far away on South Figueroa Street, just before making the drive home to Las Vegas. The place was packed and it was almost exclusively Hispanic customers. Next thing I know there was a huge commotion, followed by sustained applause. There he was, standing near the counter and absolutely beaming upon his new celebrity status, the winner of the marathon. One day earlier I might have thought he was an employee.

does Parker Valby have star power?

can she make it in L.A.?

Yes, the women's race will have 2 sets of pace lights.

In no world is Valby built for the marathon. Maybe try a couple years doing something other then mostly crosstraining first