I don't think Valby will have a successful pro career

Agree with this. Her ego has really swelled in the past couple of months. I was so excited about her last year, how she's opened up a lot of people's eyes to cross-training, but lately something is feeling off. She keeps putting out these rather unbelievable performances, particularly the indoor and outdoor doubles. Her attitude in the 10k was off-putting, but in general her waving and joking with her team as if she's out for a jog feels completely baffling for someone achieving the times that she is, and while running amongst the competitors she has. People can be skeptical and share critiques without being "haters" full of "vitriol." I'm really interested to see what happens at Trials and beyond. I'd love to be wrong about her, but it all feels too good to be true imo.

You would like to be wrong about what? You didn't say what you believe and are hoping to be wrong about.

Wait, not on same level? Valby’s 5,000 PR is significantly faster. 10+seconds is a large gap at that level.

Join reality, bro.

Shalane Flanagan, 10,000 m Olympic silver medalist, would like a word. She was a two-time NCAA XC winner, and a 3,000 m NCAA champion.

Parker Valby is doing just fine.

Give her a break. She was laughing at the huge "fathead" image of her that they were raising to tell her to make her break in the race.

It all depends on how you define success. She will make a good amount of money with her initial contract. She is not a good interview, so podcast appearances or articles will not help grow her brand. Perhaps she will up her social media game and garner more income that way. On the track, meh. Hard to see where the huge improvement will come. Can she make the progression that the Bowerman Babes or Monson made through monster mileage? Will she only do it through cross training?

She clearly knows that ESPN hysterically gushes at her every mannerism and the producers focus on her at these meets. She will not be on camera at any DL meet, only as she gets lapped, so the antics will disappear.

This sport is rigged man! Ethiopia’s Medina Eisa was running 14:16 at 17yrs old and I assure you she is no close to that kind money people are talking about Valby.
You market whoever you wanna market, it’s all good she will get humbled on track like everybody else does!

She will be fine. Only thing that can mess her is whether she is still considered injury prone.

None likes to bring down women more than other women, many who subconsciously feel threatened.

How dumb. I don't feel threatened by Keely, Maia, or any of the other many talented and (to me) beautiful women athletes out there. Because they carry themselves with grace and their trajectories and results don't seem highly unbelievable.

Hope she’s very successful. She’s a hoot. We need characters in the sport.

The more, the merrier.

Then we will see that at an international level of competition.

What is she? 20? That isn't a kid. That's a young adult.

Is she ‘making faces like she’s the only one who mattered’ or are the cameras up-close and showing her every expression?

She is typically at the front. Cameras will show the runner in the lead. This is why we see her reactions more than other athletes.

Yes we will see the kick then.

Totally agree. This fake poster is a bitter loser who can’t handle the fact that Calbe rose to the top in NCAA and has a bright future as a top US distance runner. this loser needs som therapy. Also it’s very disconcerting. I hope he/she isn’t a stalker

We're four pages into this and there still ins't a definition of success that has been offered, let alone agreed upon. While I think the OP should have provided one, I suppose anyone could.

To avoid moving the goalposts later, what is "professional success"?

Is it winning an Olympic medal? (Or several?)

Making an Olympic team? (Or several?)

Placing in the top three at a Marathon major, or a Diamond League meet?

Cashing checks and maintaining sponsors for a decade?

Please, some tell me very specifically what the heck we are talking about.