Should Parker Valby switch to the triathlon after college?

Once.

It would be a struggle to move up in race distance due to the required increase in road volume. I also reminded the guys at lunch that the heart does not know what causes an increase in beats per minute; aerobic fitness can come from a variety of sources. It is the
musculoskeletal system that needs time pounding on the ground to adapt and improve.

This thread has moved beyond: How can Parker Valby compete as a college runner on extremely low volume?

No one has posted Parker Valby's swimming personal bests. Some of us are aware of the cross-training benefits of swimming. For us to know if Parker Valby has elite triathlon potential, we would need to know how fast of a swim club 200 yard/200m/400m/500yd freestyle swimmer she was to age 13 or 14 or 15.

It is likely Parker Valby was a sub-7 500 yard freestyle swimmer as a 13 or 14 or 15 year old. I doubt she was a sub-6 500 yard freestyle swimmer as a 13 or 14 or 15 year old or she would likely have not quit swimming to become a runner. Club swimming is expensive.

Once again, I find this entire thread offensive!

Trying to turn Parker into a triathlete for some reason is counter to what every true runner should be striving for which is to maximize their potential in the sport of Running. Parker has only begun to tap into this potential. By putting limiting barriers on her for some perceived future outcomes drawn from her current in training is short-sighted.

If Parker gets into a properly paced 5k race at BU in a few weeks I expect her to break the 15-minute barrier. Telling her the it would be in her best interest to switch to the triathlon would be like telling Kipchoge to switch to pickle ball.

I suspect this thread is about forces of darkness trying to Suppress, Diminish, Degrade, and Delete Valbymania.

It offends you because (perhaps) you view running as superior. Valby is already doing tri training to some degree and has a swimming background which is the hardest tri discipline to acquire technique.

Kipchoge wasn't a competitive pickle ball athlete growing up and doesn't cross train playing pickle ball... that I know of.

I am guessing between sponsors and prize money this year Taylor will make $500 to 700k.

She is super strong in all three disciplines. She was fourth at USA nationals for road cycling. In top level triathlon you are competing against people who are world class in at least one of the sports.

Steeplechase.

wow $500k, big whoop. you know who else made $500-700k last year? 80% of the posters on this board, just ask them.

As a sport the triathlon is inferior to running.

70-80 minutes a day on the elliptical or bike and then 30-40 minutes swimming. She would likely be very good in triathlon but right now she's looking at a likely American record in the 5000m after a dominant national title in xc and surely the best season ever in NCAA xc. Because she looks to break the field rather than wait for the kick, her lack of a kick is not going to prevent her from making a lot of American teams if she can stay healthy.

I think she will make future US championships / trials really interesting. No more sit and kick for Cranny, Schweizer.

I think excelling in triathlon is inferior to excelling individually in each of the three sports.

Scrolling through the LRC message board during church services? ! I got a blank space, baby, and I'll write your name! See ya in a few years. I hope you like things hot!

Why would you wonder about that? I don’t see people wondering about Caitlin Clark’s soccer potential or asking if Victor Wembanyama should switch to volleyball. Based on her phenomenal season, whatever Valby is doing is working well for her, and she should stick with it.

lol cranny is a 14:34 runner and Schweizer ran 14:29 right? I don’t think they’re super concerned with Parker Valby. Let’s see if she is even the best 5000 runner in the NCAA first — all signs thus far point to her being better the longer the race gets.

She’s the reigning NCAA women’s 5,000 champion.

What speed? What are you talking about. Parker is an endurance monster. Coburn has run 2:01 and 4:03.

The NCAA record holder didn’t run.

Jenny Simpson finished college a long time ago.

gopack.com

Tuohy Breaks NCAA Record At On Track Fest - NC State University Athletics

WALNUT, CA - After running a time of 15:03.12, Katelyn Tuohy has set the NCAA outdoor record for the women's 5000m at the Sound Running On Track Fes...

Link:gopack.com/news/2023/5/7/tuohy-breaks-...

valby won the outdoor 5000. She lost 3000 and 5000 indoors I believe.