Last night showed a side of her that I think makes her vulnerable at the pro level. No problem with the silliness, expressiveness and charisma. What I noticed is that she was constantly looking around and observing how people in the stands were reacting to her. Very focused on what others think of her. When she's working hard in a race she obviously doesn't have the energy to physically show this, but I think this hyper-awareness of others' perceptions of her is a fatal flaw at the elite level. There will always be others better than you (at least for some periods of time) and you will experience set backs. If you're constantly thinking about how that seems to your fans, I think that's a recipe for stress, pressure, self doubt, etc. Flame me if you want, but I'll re-up this in a few years when she's struggling to come back from injury and/or running no better/worse than this year.
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It’s ok. You’re allowed to have dumb thoughts.
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I don’t think you are wrong regarding the characterization but Jakob is the exact same way.
he’s had a solid pro career
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feel bad for saying it wrote:
Flame me if you want, but I'll re-up this in a few years when she's struggling to come back from injury and/or running no better/worse than this year.
Please don’t. You want to lend credence to the opinion of this one-time anonymous username? Just shut up and hope for her success.
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I don’t think she’ll have a successful pro career either, but my reason is simpler. It will be because she doesn’t run enough in training when her best events (5K, 10K) require YOU TO RUN A LOT IN TRAINING.
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feel bad for saying it wrote:
Last night showed a side of her that I think makes her vulnerable at the pro level. No problem with the silliness, expressiveness and charisma. What I noticed is that she was constantly looking around and observing how people in the stands were reacting to her. Very focused on what others think of her. When she's working hard in a race she obviously doesn't have the energy to physically show this, but I think this hyper-awareness of others' perceptions of her is a fatal flaw at the elite level. There will always be others better than you (at least for some periods of time) and you will experience set backs. If you're constantly thinking about how that seems to your fans, I think that's a recipe for stress, pressure, self doubt, etc. Flame me if you want, but I'll re-up this in a few years when she's struggling to come back from injury and/or running no better/worse than this year.
Oh please. You sound like a bitter girl who’s jealous and can’t get over the fact that Valby is a champion, has lots of fans, is pretty and popular and loves running. Doesn’t matter what the future holds. She’s brilliant TODAY and you’re getting triggered 😂
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your reasoning is dumb but you're probably right -- most collegiate champions don't have really successful pro careers.
On second thought, if she signs a contract anything close to what the rumors are saying, she'll lock in a "successful" pro career as soon as the ink dries.
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SteepleSquigs 2.0 - will ink a fat contract plus get side money from endorsing Whole Foods, some kombucha brand, the blue recovery juice that she mentioned last night, some additional women centric products. Will have a huge social media following.
She may win a national title or two, make some teams, but she will not be a medal threat or perennial global top 5 performer in her best event.
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Bob Sack wrote:
I don’t think she’ll have a successful pro career either, but my reason is simpler. It will be because she doesn’t run enough in training when her best events (5K, 10K) require YOU TO RUN A LOT IN TRAINING.
Hey Bob, Valby dropped a 10000m PB that is faster than what Sifan Hissan ran at her age. SO WHAT EXACTLY IS WRONG WITH THAT TRAINING, AGAIN?
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ccvvvbb wrote:
Bob Sack wrote:
I don’t think she’ll have a successful pro career either, but my reason is simpler. It will be because she doesn’t run enough in training when her best events (5K, 10K) require YOU TO RUN A LOT IN TRAINING.
Hey Bob, Valby dropped a 10000m PB that is faster than what Sifan Hissan ran at her age. SO WHAT EXACTLY IS WRONG WITH THAT TRAINING, AGAIN?
Edit: “…dropped a *5000m PB that is faster than what Sifan Hissan ran at her age.”
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North Carolina fan outed.
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TMADDDHASFNE wrote:
North Carolina fan outed.
She will have a decent career 14.20 and 30 flat then marry a billionaire
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To say this is a reach would be an understatement.
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TMADDDHASFNE wrote:
North Carolina fan outed.
Im guessing you mean NC State and are just stupid? Why would a North Carolina fan care about Valby?
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are you stupid? wrote:
TMADDDHASFNE wrote:
North Carolina fan outed.
Im guessing you mean NC State and are just stupid? Why would a North Carolina fan care about Valby?
Just stop. I don’t get this take at all. All the NC State XC and T&F fans I know (and I know and interact with a lot of them on a regular basis) are flat-out in awe of Parker Valby and all that she has accomplished. From everything I’ve seen, Parker Valby is charming in a goofy and fun kind of way and she is a great interview. She has a great albeit awkward sense of humor, she’s genuine and team-oriented (her teammates love and respect her) and she’s determined and driven. Those arc trainer-workouts sound brutal, but they have worked wonders for her, bringing her to pinnacle of collegiate distance running. What’s not to like and admire about Parker Valby?
Normal people everywhere, including NC State fans and alumni, are all rooting for Parker Valby to run well tomorrow night in the 5,000, for her success in future races and in life. Why do so many of this forum’s most prodigious posters propagate and/or tolerate this nonsensical “us vs. them” mentality? It really is childish and a sign of emotional immaturity. It’s really not like that and some of you need to grow TF up.
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Weird, I actually think she’ll do just fine
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What I can't understand is why she is hammering herself running double weekend 10000m and 5000m college races in an Olympic year when in peak form and injury free and not on making the Olympics her focus.
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Jejdvg wrote:
I don’t think you are wrong regarding the characterization but Jakob is the exact same way.
he’s had a solid pro career
Lol. Jakob actually wins stuff. Her enthusiasm will fade after getting 11th in a race with actual competitors.
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