Not sure why some people hate on her - she injects some fun and personality into her races and interviews. Track has such a niche following, and needs all the help it can get to attract an audience. And she's only 21... let her be goofy once in awhile. Most importantly, she's an exciting athlete to watch, because she races boldly, and isn't afraid go out fast and set the pace.
@@warrenlu6724 Pick me energy? I feel like it’s just 21-year-old who recently graduated college energy. I’d rather her be a little silly than give a bunch of scripted responses.
Thanks so much for doing this. Runners are human beings, and no athlete could get thrown into the post-collegiate running world with the USA Olympic Trials without getting bent. Three minute post-event interviews are often hopeful signs, but after 20 minutes here it's very obvious Parker has emerged unbroken.
Elle St Pierre did drop from the 5000 (the declare by date was July 7). Valby also passed on the 5000 and will be running just the 10,000. The US team for 5,000 is Elise Cranny, Karissa Schweizer, and Whittni Morgan. The team for the 10,000 is Weini Kelati, Karissa Schweizer, and Parker Valby. For the 5000; Schweizer and Cranny met the Olympic standard (time) to be automatically qualified. Morgan qualified based on her international ranking in that event. For the 10,000 Kelati met the Olympic standard (time) to be automatically qualified. Schweizer and Valby are qualified by rankings for positions which were reallocated because slots were declined by nations which had a qualified athlete.
Great show and great questions in this interview! What? your song isn't Tom Petty's I'm Learning To Fly??? Well, I started out down a dirty road Started out all alone And the sun went down as I crossed the hill And the town lit up, the world got still [Chorus] I'm learning to fly but I ain't got wings Coming down is the hardest thing...
she hasn’t said anything publicly about that yet. but assuming that one of the top 3 5k women drop out, she’d prob focus on the 5k since it’s her main race and the one she has actually trained for. i doubt she’d run both since she’s admitted tired from all of the races she has run over the last year. regardless, i’m just glad she was able to make the team, even if it’s the 10k
@@brandondaniels9471 I think she races the 10. Straight to finals. In the 5k there will likely be 25+ athletes with faster times. No guarantee she makes the final. She likely has the 10th best time in the 10k.
@@markmurray6039Schedule doesn’t look too bad with 5k 8/2 & 8/5 and 10k on 8/9. Still 20k racing in one week. I think World Athletics will make the entries official on 7/7. Rankings period just ended and updated today and I heard athletes have to confirm by 7/4.
She is officially on the team In the 10,000 and has chosen not to run the 5,000. (The “declare by” date has passed). The official team lists are available on the USATF web site and mirrored a few other places.
Is she going to run the 5,000 in the Olympics now after St. Pierre, the winner of the US Olympic Trials, said that she isn't going to run that race in the Olympics?
No. She has chosen to run only the 10,000 (The “declare by date” has passed). Whittni Morgan (the 5th place finisher) is listed as the third person in the 5000.
Those "multiplers" at certain meets pertaining to world rankings don't make any sense to me. I agree with Parker, that is a silly concept. I don't understand how the system works tho either😂 I feel that the system could be more cut and dry.
Each event has a set number of slots allocated for competitors. For the women’s 5000 that was 42. There will be a semifinal round and a final at the Olympics. For the 10,000 there were 26 slots. There will be only a final. Each country can send up to three athletes who qualify in each event. All athletes who meet the Olympic Standard in a sanctioned competition during the qualifying window are eligible, even of that results in more athletes than the available slots. If not enough people meet the qualifying standard to fill all the slots then athletes will be qualified based on the world rankings using the listing for June 30, 2024. Each nation then had until July 6th (or 7th - I’m pulling the dates from memory) to either accept slots for specific qualified athletes or reject those slots. The rejected slots were then reallocated going farther down the world rankings (still using the June 30 list). Each country’s governing body can choose their own method for selection of qualified athletes (maximum 3 per event). The US is one of only a handful of nations that uses a full trial. In the 5000 Schweizer and Cranny qualified by time. St. Pierre rejected her spot for that race which would have then gone to Valby but she also rejected the spot. Whittni Morgan, who finished 5th in the trials, is the third athlete on the US 5000 meter team. She qualified based on her world ranking. In the 10,000 only Weini Kelati qualified by time (Alisha Monson had also met the time but is out for the season with an injury). Katie Izzo received an automatic qualification via an “alternate standard” by finishing in the top 8 at the World Cross Country Championships but finished well back in the trials and the US rejected that slot based on the preset standards set for making the team at the trials. Valby and Schweizer were qualified via slots reallocated as described above. This is just a summary of the process but I hope that helps.
People need to get real - the Kenyan and Ethiopian women will be at the Paris Olympics, and based on their recent performances (Beatrice Chebet, etc), they will be running the 5km in about 14 minutes and the 10km in about 29 minutes. Parker V would be way back, as in lapped in the 10km. Look for Valby in 2028 and 2032, not now.
Her best time in the 5K is 14:51 and the world record is 14 flat so she wouldn't be lapped there unless the record is broken by more than 70 seconds.The best time this year is only 14:18. She has the 48th fastest time this year. 10K? she will surely get lapped like you said. Her best this year was a 30:50 and the world record was set this year at 28:54. She shouldn't medal this time but 2028 and 2032 she should have a great chance.
And what will she do in 2028 or 2032? There will be about 50 new East Africans in that span who will be smoking valby in those years I mean she good but not on that level, probably never
against the world's best...Ms Valby has a bit of work to do.... like 2 min improvement to keep up with the Kenyan & Ethiopian(& former who runs for NL) athletes who are the favs for the hardware
@@Lou-jl4ov 2 min is a huge time difference. It's like the dif between a truly gifted athlete and a bunch of average pro runners. And those athletes who you think she might beat in 4 years were much faster at her age.
@@ithinkthereforeitalk935 it’s a difference in training methodology. East Africans hit insane mileage from an early age, whereas western athletes progress through high school and college at reduced mileages with an aim for longevity and peaking in their prime.
@@kittykatkayte5061 nah, she is average on the world stage. You, americans, always think that you have it bigger, longer, brighter, etc🤪 But your athletes are no competition for elite african runners. Athletes you call gifted would never be even chosen to represent those africans countries. It's just how slow they are.
If she is travelling to Switzerland i hope she has a lot of money because she will be burning through the cash in Switzerland. There are cows all over Europe and the world. In fact France has a massive amount of farming with more than enough cows, and it's much cheaper than going to Switzerland.
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Not sure why some people hate on her - she injects some fun and personality into her races and interviews. Track has such a niche following, and needs all the help it can get to attract an audience. And she's only 21... let her be goofy once in awhile. Most importantly, she's an exciting athlete to watch, because she races boldly, and isn't afraid go out fast and set the pace.
she has pick me energy
Wait people hate on her? She only seems like a happy talented athlete.
@@AcesAngelsAgreed. We need to support our athletes across the board. Even the field events. They represent us.
@@warrenlu6724 Pick me energy? I feel like it’s just 21-year-old who recently graduated college energy. I’d rather her be a little silly than give a bunch of scripted responses.
This is the first I've heard of that?
I was skeptical if Parker Valby could compete with the big girls. I was so wrong. She ran 2 amazing races. Well done and big congrats!
She can compete with big girls in her region, that’s just about it
@@jaahmaan1 Now for sure. She will get stronger as she matures.
@@stevebarone7886 she will for sure, but asking her to take down the East Africans is a very very tall task
Parker is the FACE of running's new CROSS-TRAINING revolution.
It makes so much sense form an exercise physiology point of view.
The first athlete to be sponsored not by a shoe manufacturer, but rather by a piece of gym equipment (ARC Trainer with arms).
@@mrhypobaric2532 and the first to be sponsored by a kombucha company 😂
@@brandondaniels9471 Kombucha & Cybex are co-sponsors 😂😂
This. Crosstraining needs to be more widespread
Fun personality. Good parents by her side and an excellent coach mean so much for an athlete competing in athletics.
Thanks so much for doing this. Runners are human beings, and no athlete could get thrown into the post-collegiate running world with the USA Olympic Trials without getting bent. Three minute post-event interviews are often hopeful signs, but after 20 minutes here it's very obvious Parker has emerged unbroken.
Well done Parker.......all the best for Paris 🎉
She pulls the curtain back on the mental part of being an athlete and why a support system is so important.
Fun interview, I was fully invested! Didn't know cows were Parker Valby's favorite animal.
Nice interview folks. She is so fun to watch race.
She is always a great interview!
Parker is a Star
Omg I absolutely LOVE this podcast special my favorite for the year wow 🤩 ❤
I think I saw Elle St Pierre mentioned she was dropping the 5k for 1500 cause its too many heats with both events. So Valby is next up for 5k.
@@neoforce0 so is Parker already in the Olympics ?
@@jacob45415 looks exactly like that, she's going
10000m most likely on points and 4th place finish in 5 but with the winner not taking spot count back for parker.
Valby has now announced that she will focus on the 10k.
Elle St Pierre did drop from the 5000 (the declare by date was July 7). Valby also passed on the 5000 and will be running just the 10,000. The US team for 5,000 is Elise Cranny, Karissa Schweizer, and Whittni Morgan. The team for the 10,000 is Weini Kelati, Karissa Schweizer, and Parker Valby.
For the 5000;
Schweizer and Cranny met the Olympic standard (time) to be automatically qualified. Morgan qualified based on her international ranking in that event.
For the 10,000
Kelati met the Olympic standard (time) to be automatically qualified. Schweizer and Valby are qualified by rankings for positions which were reallocated because slots were declined by nations which had a qualified athlete.
After viewing this video, I have become an instant Parker Valby fan.
Why hasn’t Cybex just given her an arc trainer. They should customize one for her.
Great show and great questions in this interview!
What? your song isn't Tom Petty's I'm Learning To Fly???
Well, I started out down a dirty road
Started out all alone
And the sun went down as I crossed the hill
And the town lit up, the world got still
[Chorus]
I'm learning to fly but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing...
This girl is so good 30:50 for 10k, is no joke
Actually she has 6 NCAA titles, not the five indicated.
Does anyone know where to find her cross training playlist?
Presuming she gets into the 10k, did she say whether she plans on running both the 5k and 10k at Paris?
she hasn’t said anything publicly about that yet. but assuming that one of the top 3 5k women drop out, she’d prob focus on the 5k since it’s her main race and the one she has actually trained for. i doubt she’d run both since she’s admitted tired from all of the races she has run over the last year. regardless, i’m just glad she was able to make the team, even if it’s the 10k
@@brandondaniels9471 I think she races the 10. Straight to finals. In the 5k there will likely be 25+ athletes with faster times. No guarantee she makes the final. She likely has the 10th best time in the 10k.
@@markmurray6039Schedule doesn’t look too bad with 5k 8/2 & 8/5 and 10k on 8/9. Still 20k racing in one week. I think World Athletics will make the entries official on 7/7. Rankings period just ended and updated today and I heard athletes have to confirm by 7/4.
She is officially on the team
In the 10,000 and has chosen not to run the 5,000. (The “declare by” date has passed). The official team lists are available on the USATF web site and mirrored a few other places.
Kombucha quava goodness is so good just downed one
she is stopping in Switzerland 🤔
Signing with On.?
She has a NIL with Nike
@@nairbil it would end when she is done with her college comp ends.? Just speculation..
I saw that Ella St. Pierre decided not to do the 5k does that mean that Parker can run the 5k instead of 10k for the Olympics?
yes but I would expect her to do the 10k only or both.
Valby is running only the 10,000 at the Olympics (her choice). Whittni Morgan is listed as the third member of the US team for the 5000.
Is she going to run the 5,000 in the Olympics now after St. Pierre, the winner of the US Olympic Trials, said that she isn't going to run that race in the Olympics?
Yes potentially
No. She has chosen to run only the 10,000 (The “declare by date” has passed). Whittni Morgan (the 5th place finisher) is listed as the third person in the 5000.
Those "multiplers" at certain meets pertaining to world rankings don't make any sense to me. I agree with Parker, that is a silly concept. I don't understand how the system works tho either😂 I feel that the system could be more cut and dry.
I believe its intended to incent athletes to run races where there is a strong field, not just a random easy win. I THINK. LOL
@@debrascott8775 Good point.
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I'm happy that I'm not the only who could not figure out 10k Olympic qualifying! haha!
Each event has a set number of slots allocated for competitors. For the women’s 5000 that was 42. There will be a semifinal round and a final at the Olympics. For the 10,000 there were 26 slots. There will be only a final.
Each country can send up to three athletes who qualify in each event. All athletes who meet the Olympic Standard in a sanctioned competition during the qualifying window are eligible, even of that results in more athletes than the available slots. If not enough people meet the qualifying standard to fill all the slots then athletes will be qualified based on the world rankings using the listing for June 30, 2024. Each nation then had until July 6th (or 7th - I’m pulling the dates from memory) to either accept slots for specific qualified athletes or reject those slots. The rejected slots were then reallocated going farther down the world rankings (still using the June 30 list).
Each country’s governing body can choose their own method for selection of qualified athletes (maximum 3 per event). The US is one of only a handful of nations that uses a full trial. In the 5000 Schweizer and Cranny qualified by time. St. Pierre rejected her spot for that race which would have then gone to Valby but she also rejected the spot. Whittni Morgan, who finished 5th in the trials, is the third athlete on the US 5000 meter team. She qualified based on her world ranking.
In the 10,000 only Weini Kelati qualified by time (Alisha Monson had also met the time but is out for the season with an injury). Katie Izzo received an automatic qualification via an “alternate standard” by finishing in the top 8 at the World Cross Country Championships but finished well back in the trials and the US rejected that slot based on the preset standards set for making the team at the trials. Valby and Schweizer were qualified via slots reallocated as described above.
This is just a summary of the process but I hope that helps.
@@annasdad8008 That was great!! Thank you very much!!!
Americanos for the win!
@@emmalongsjo6917 Ethiopia may be a slight factor...
People need to get real - the Kenyan and Ethiopian women will be at the Paris Olympics, and based on their recent performances (Beatrice Chebet, etc), they will be running the 5km in about 14 minutes and the 10km in about 29 minutes. Parker V would be way back, as in lapped in the 10km. Look for Valby in 2028 and 2032, not now.
Her best time in the 5K is 14:51 and the world record is 14 flat so she wouldn't be lapped there unless the record is broken by more than 70 seconds.The best time this year is only 14:18. She has the 48th fastest time this year. 10K? she will surely get lapped like you said. Her best this year was a 30:50 and the world record was set this year at 28:54. She shouldn't medal this time but 2028 and 2032 she should have a great chance.
@@bernardmartin-x6p Remember, the Olympics distance races often arent near the world records. At the London Olympics the 10k was 30:20 & 5k was 15:04.
And what will she do in 2028 or 2032? There will be about 50 new East Africans in that span who will be smoking valby in those years
I mean she good but not on that level, probably never
@@bernardmartin-x6pbut in the next two Olympics there will probably be about 50 new East Africans who blitz the times she is running
@@jaahmaan1 Look are her times progression. She's only 21. She'll be there.
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Parker is green team I’m green team I guess it’s fair I can come back outside and I don’t got no hair cut 👌
She doesnt have the qualifying time so how is she going to paris?
She has the qualifying time for the 5K. Ran it at the Trials The 10K goes by points and not time.
against the world's best...Ms Valby has a bit of work to do.... like 2 min improvement to keep up with the Kenyan & Ethiopian(& former who runs for NL) athletes who are the favs for the hardware
@@Lou-jl4ov 2 min is a huge time difference. It's like the dif between a truly gifted athlete and a bunch of average pro runners. And those athletes who you think she might beat in 4 years were much faster at her age.
@@ithinkthereforeitalk935 Different people peak at different times, Parker has a bright future and is a very gifted athlete
@@ithinkthereforeitalk935 it’s a difference in training methodology. East Africans hit insane mileage from an early age, whereas western athletes progress through high school and college at reduced mileages with an aim for longevity and peaking in their prime.
@@kittykatkayte5061 nah, she is average on the world stage. You, americans, always think that you have it bigger, longer, brighter, etc🤪 But your athletes are no competition for elite african runners. Athletes you call gifted would never be even chosen to represent those africans countries. It's just how slow they are.
this is true. i think this will be more of an experience for her
If she is travelling to Switzerland i hope she has a lot of money because she will be burning through the cash in Switzerland.
There are cows all over Europe and the world.
In fact France has a massive amount of farming with more than enough cows, and it's much cheaper than going to Switzerland.
doesn't sound like money is a issue for her considering where she has spent the last month
Switzerland is probably on her bucket list. The cheese and butter there is AMAZING.
Or she could go to Vermont and see the St. Pierre cows. And she could thank Elle for dropping the 5000 !
for those who don't know shes loaded!
@@ctgctg1 I'm not a fan of Swiss cheese. French and Italian cheese is so much better.
Is Parker sponsored by Lolilop?