Rylee Blade Runs Fastest HS Girls XC Race Ever at Woodbridge [Full Replay]
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- Опубликовано: 24 сен 2024
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Rylee Blade of Santiago (Corona) stormed through Irvine's Great Park and served notice to the high school running community that she is a national championship contender.
Blade led throughout and surged away from the field, never taking her foot off the proverbial gas on the way to a record-breaking time of 15:20.3.
Her time smashed the meet record and fastest time ever by a high school girl on a 3-mile course with 15:20.3.
"I'm super happy right now. I don't have many words for it," Blade said. "I'm super excited for the rest of the season."
Blade was followed to the finish line by La Jolla CA's Chiara Dailey, who also ran under the previous record with 15:28.2.
Lewisville Flower Mound of Texas proved to be far better than a No. 21 ranking, putting three runners between 14th and 19th place, and winning the Bob Day Sweepstakes team title with a surprising 92 points.
Flower Mound is the first Texas team to win the sweepstakes crown. Alexandra Fox was 14th (16:23.1), Ava Cole was 17th (16:27.2) and Adeline Bennett was 19th in 16:27.7.
In the battle royale among top-15 ranked California teams, the Sadie Engelehardt-led Ventura to a second-place finish with 112 points.
Blade's Corona team finished third with 141 points. Braelyn Combe finished ninth overall.
Buchanan, ranked No. 3 coming in, was fourth with 161 points.
Defending NXN champion Air Academy, No. 2, finished behind J Serra Catholic and was sixth.
Timpview UT senior Jane Hedengren, the 2023 winner, ran near the front until the final mile and ended up fourth (15:36.7), one spot behind teammate Lily Alder (15:28.9).
Erika Kirk from Vista Murrieta CA won the rated girls race with 16:33.0 as El Toro claimed the team win with 90 points.
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Rylee's running is so smooth and looks so effortless!
That's amazing--several young women under 15:30. Hats off to Rylee Blade for an amazing race.
It was amazing to watch. When Rylee ran 45 seconds faster than she last year, solo, at Cool Breeze, I knew she was going to be competitive at Woodbridge, but not that competitive lol.
Do they run the same distance as the boys? I mean, dang! When I was a junior, I ran 16:08 and was fourth in state. How can she be that much faster? Holy moly!
It's a 3 mile race
This is a National 5k, so best girls in the U.S.A. If you look around at other countries 5k nationals they got some crazy fast times too.
@@keshmo12 Not 5K....only 3 miles.
@@T1MB05L1C3 Which is odd. Why not add the .1 miles for the 5K to make it standard. It's still crazy fast, although I've never seen a flatter cross country course.
@@Mark-eh7kx ik considering that it would be a low 16 5k when adjusted
Ryle has the perfect long leg to short torso ratio and narrow hip/pelvis structure for a distance runner. Assuming everyone does the same 40 miles/week, the outcome is 80% who has the right bone proportions and lungs. That's why runners should focus on self improvement - doing YOUR best. And just enjoying being healthy enough to run. Sharing the experience with your team. Spending time in the outdoors in the autumn. Every single girl in this race should feel proud of herself.
this guy just said "this girl is only successful because of her genetics, she probably does the same thing as everyone else" and then tried to turn it into some positive life lesson bs
Carlos he’s right, it could be genetics as well, why do you think Leo Young was able to dominate nearly every competition, he was doing training just like any other distance runner yet his genetic allowed him to dominate.
@@yurianadiaz9167 no doubt his genetics are helpful, but the 7th guy on Nico's team ran 14:45 at woodbridge that year. Don't see how Nico's genetics helped that kid run that time
@Carlos.288 I ran for a top D1 program, and there were two girls on our team who ran 30 miles/wk who floated like gazelles and easily made All American. Many of us ran 50 - 60, put in more effort during interval workouts, ate/slept/breathed track, and consistently finished further back. It would be wonderful if running were a meritocracy, but that's just not how it works. And it's okay....as long as people don't tear themselves apart by comparing to others.
@@lvega5606 It takes both. The top athletes are the ones with the natural talent and they put in the work and also have a killer instinct. Someone with the genes can get away with it for a while but they will never be the best because the best have the genes AND the work ethic.
Guys her name is actually Rylee Blade( it was a typo) if you need proof look in the description🙂
If Ryle and Leachman can stay healthy......what a future Duo!!!!!
Way to go Lily Alder! Fantastic finish!
Amazing sportsman ship
How amazing!
Kudos, but This doesn’t even look like a cross country course. Where is elevation & different terrain? It’s all turf & no hills. Of course there will be PRs and records imo.
The previous record was also at Woodbridge albeit a different course that was also set up for speed. It is what Woodbridge is known for and has built on and they claim to have had 15,000 runners this year. I was there and it was a complete mad house compared to any other invitational I've ever been to.
Don’t disrespect the greatest XC course of all time >:(
Literally feels like you’re flying and the mood is surreal.
Blade runner did an amazing job. She led from the beginning. What happened to Engelhardt?
Nothing, she hasn't really improved at 3 miles since her sophomore year. She was third here last year. She was 26th at NXN (on a very tough course). She shines in the track middle distances.
She’s better at mile/800
Why not use drones for better camera coverage?
We use drones when we can but not all locations allow for them. Flying over crowds is also an issue as that is against FAA rules.
@@runnerspace Alas! Thanks for the info.
I am no one when it comes to running I have never raced. Climbed Mount Whitney 14,505 feet tall but that is different. I have noticed some of the best long distance women runners have very small hips. I think the wider your hips get the longer the motion you have to swing your legs, girls with small hips can put all the motion forward and save energy. Also I am amazed these girls have little muscle in their bottoms, all in the thighs and calf muscles.
Did this course have any elevation or was it just a golf green on flat land the entire time?
Flast, mostly smooth winding turns, some pavement, mostly short grass (like soccer field length).
@@joephillips6634 15:20 lol what you think? 😂
There were some annoying dips when I ran it but besides that flat
@@strawberryboba970 Were you on the current Great Park course? I think this version was only run this year and last (based on a comment by Evan when he won the sweepstakes last year).
@@Vadeemers Yes, they changed the course this year. It’s honestly better than the original. The dips keep things interesting and can either screw you up or help you do some insane surges. There are also some downhill inclines.
First place runner needs to reach out to Allie O. 😳
hate to say it as some people are natural ectomorphs, hope she is and not suffering from ed
She definitely needs to reach out to Allie O. She is the classic female runner heading in the wrong direction. I feel for her bc people are praising her for this. The downward spiral begins now. 😢😢
@@AL-mc3ny I was concerned last year. But can you be what you all are suggesting and run 15:20? IDK.
@@Vadeemers who cares? Her longevity and long term health is what’s important. Not a time. She’s going to have so many health issues from this. Ugh.
Glad you said it. Cameras usually add 10 lbs to appearance, so a concern....Wonder what her coaches are saying.
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These Athletes deserve much better coverage than this ..
great time.... but my gut feeling is that the course is a bit short.
Only 3 miles.
It's not. It's been measured as exactly 3.00 by wheel several times. Visit the LR thread about Woodbridge.
It's not but like SilverLakes (where Leo and Nico ran fast) it is intended to be a fast course. No hills, flat, sweeping turns, short grass and pavement. The original Woodbridge course was flat and started to get a rep for being a good course for early season fast times so they decided to embrace that to help grow the event. Mt. Sac is not exactly 3 and has hills, Fresno (Woodward Park) has hills, Foot Locker (San Diego) has a hill, NXN is a beast and they try to make it muddy and dumb so it is a chance for Woodbridge to shine (and draw).
Edit: forgot to mention that Foot Locker and NXN are also 5k, not 3 miles.
Edit 2: Mt. Sac is changing it's invitational course this year (and removing poop out hill). I'm not sure if they will get the exact 3 standard moving forward but it still has two big hills. I don't know if CIF will use the new course or the old one.
@@egranuueirn It is short a 5k is not 3 miles, it is 3.1 miles which is a big difference.
@@8bitgaming-q3r moron, it is literally advertised as 3 miles. it's the woodbridge THREE MILE not the woodbridge 5k. obviously 3 miles is less than 5k
she was cruising, i bet if she had better comp she would have ran even faster!!!
Did sadie engelhardt's 15:26 3mile at last year's CIF Finals (Mt. SAC Rain course) not count as the previous national record?
I think it was 2.97 or 2.93
They don't count Mt. Sac because it doesn't match the exact 3-mile standard for their regular course. The time you are referring to was run on the rain course so I'm guessing they didn't get that standard either as it is an alternate rarely used course. The Mt. Sac invitational is switching to a different course (no poop out hill, finishing on the track) this year but I don't know if that one will meet the standard but with the two big hills that is unlikely anyway (although a girl did run 15:46 on a modified version of the old hill course once). I'm not clear if CIF is going to use the new course or not.
I have never run three miles in my life. 🫣😫