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Parker Valby will only run 10K at Olympics. Whitni Morgan to run 5K
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If she walks in the Opening Ceremony then she has two weeks in the Olympic Village before her race...
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Kobbs Hessler wrote:
If she walks in the Opening Ceremony then she has two weeks in the Olympic Village before her race...
I heard that her parents have a motor home though snd she can stay with them.
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Kobbs Hessler wrote:
If she walks in the Opening Ceremony then she has two weeks in the Olympic Village before her race...
If she signs with OAC, she can just spend the two weeks training in Switzerland.
Otherwise, I’ll bet she doesn’t walk in the opening ceremony.
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Thevoiceofreason wrote:
Kobbs Hessler wrote:
If she walks in the Opening Ceremony then she has two weeks in the Olympic Village before her race...
If she signs with OAC, she can just spend the two weeks training in Switzerland.
Otherwise, I’ll bet she doesn’t walk in the opening ceremony.
Wait a sec, Parker is not going to be the one out front carrying the flag??
Regardless, I hope Team USA can show some respect and humility and march in lockstep, rather than everyone just randomly wandering, showboating, doing their own thing.
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bnnnn wrote:
Thevoiceofreason wrote:
If she signs with OAC, she can just spend the two weeks training in Switzerland.
Otherwise, I’ll bet she doesn’t walk in the opening ceremony.
Wait a sec, Parker is not going to be the one out front carrying the flag??
Regardless, I hope Team USA can show some respect and humility and march in lockstep, rather than everyone just randomly wandering, showboating, doing their own thing.
1) an example of ‘randomly wandering’ was the year of Mary Lou Retton;
2) “orderly lockstep”, like a respectable team, was New Zealand of Rome 1960 (if I’m not mistaken.)
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Pulease. She did not look exhausted the entire ncaa season. She finally seemed tired after getting second in the 10000m at the OTs after showing unnatural powers of recovery for a 21 year old. Deal with it. When I get banned it is because I am over the target. Chemistry.
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bnnnn wrote:
bnnnn wrote:
Wait a sec, Parker is not going to be the one out front carrying the flag??
Regardless, I hope Team USA can show some respect and humility and march in lockstep, rather than everyone just randomly wandering, showboating, doing their own thing.
1) an example of ‘randomly wandering’ was the year of Mary Lou Retton;
2) “orderly lockstep”, like a respectable team, was New Zealand of Rome 1960 (if I’m not mistaken.)
Rather, I’m thinking of New Zealand flag-bearer Peter Snell in Tokyo, 1964.
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I get banned because this board circles the wagons regarding every doper that emerges, comes up with nonsensical arguments and rationalizations, and you all collective cannot argue your way out of a paper bag. It's OK. I can wait for vindication. But geez, don't dope in college and make it so laughably obvious.
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dsjfklsdj wrote:
From a running perspective, singling the 10000m is the best choice for Valby.
From a marketing perspective, she should have done both (keeps your name being mentioned in the broadcast for longer plus makes you look like a better athlete since you qualified in two events).
I'm glad she's looking out for what's best for her running and not overly focused on the marketing side of things.
She should have done both, for the reasons you specified. But if she was going to pick only one, no question the 10,000 was the correct choice. I saw speculation on another forum that Valby would drop the 10,000 and contest the 5000 only. That made no sense. She would have been one and done during a heat very early in the track competition.
BTW, regarding several posts toward how the Europeans will fare, I think Megan Keith is being understated. After she met the 10,000 standard she was not fully motivated or energized in her next two races at 10,000. In Paris I'd expect her to be much better and to certainly finish ahead of Van Es, for example.
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Huh? Why would Keith have not been motivated at the Euro Champs?
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