Track During Covid - Week 1 2021

Ryle's Track Season Starts Wednesday!

We have a lot to do before we can enjoy the outdoors and prepare for a successful season. First, as with any year we have paperwork. Athletes may attend Tuesday 2/2, 3-4:15 PM and submit paperwork and fees or they can bring all necessary paperwork on Wednesday. We meet in the bus loop and encourage parents to park in the big lot and athletes to walk to the bus look. Parents, please check that all paperwork is present. Missing papers will disqualify athletes from participating that day. however, you may bring the fee later.

Coach Echeverria will communicate through many outlets. Below are some important links and reminders.

Besides this blog, we also have Twitter (@rhstrack and our website https://rylexcandtrackandfield.com/home) for live updates due to weather or facility delays or cancellations. This year we are also using the app TEAM APP. You may find the app in your Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Download the app to your phone and search for Ryle Track and Field. A link to that app is also located on our website. TEAM APP will also work on your pc or mac.

Our goal is for a smooth experience for the family and friends who support our athletes and for a successful and great experience for the athletes. Staying connected will help us achieve both those goals.

https://rylexcandtrackandfield.com/home

Home [rylexcandtrackandfield.com] KHSAA Class AAA Girls Cross Country 3rd Place Team Region 5 AAA Regional Champions NKAC Division 1 Conference Champions rylexcandtrackandfield.com

Running for Ryle is a great way to be involved and develop productive habits. I encourage students to participate because it's also fun and competition makes us more self-aware. This said, support our team and the athletes' hard work and buy your spirit wear. New to this track season athletes may purchase uniforms. We have uniforms for athletes to use, buying is not necessary. However, if you want to support the team a little more and help offset some of our expenses consider buying the uniform. This generous act helps us shift our resources to support athletes who face financial hardships. Again, purchasing the uniform is not required nor expected. Below is the link:

https://ryletrack20201.itemorder.com/sale

Ryle High School Track & Field Fan Wear 2021 Online ordering for Ryle High School Track & Field Fan Wear 2021 ends on Sunday February 7th, 2021 (11:59pm EST) ryletrack20201.itemorder.com

And finally, our policy is "no school - no practice." Today we are on a virtual snow day so we will not meet for the admin day. Athletes who have not played any sport this school year (fall or winter) must bring all the paperwork (and $35 fee) with parent signatures with them either tomorrow or on the first day of practice Wednesday. Returning athletes with current physicals only pay the $15 fee. Please spend some time reading through our website and encourage each other through these cold and early days to do as much at home as possible. On practice days athletes must complete the COVID Daily Sign-in Sheet. Parents, please remind athletes and help the younger ones with this task.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJQoVxKxMrHpTyG0w-7qKPwSLeCNe5rS_E1d6DZghDSNZflQ/viewform

TRACK/FIELD ATHLETE DAILY CHECK IN SHEET IF YOU ARE SYMPTOMATIC OR HAVE A TEMPERATURE ABOVE 100.4F, YOU MUST RETURN HOME AND CONTACT YOUR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY AND AWAY FURTHER PHYSICIAN GUIDANCE BEFORE RETURNING TO ACTIVITY. ** A NOTE MUST BE PRESENT TO VERIFY PROOF OF CLEARANCE ** Please note on game days, Coaches are required to turn in a paper form to the away team indicating you are symptom free. docs.google.com

Start of 2020 Outdoor Season

Start of Outdoor Season

Welcome to Ryle Track!

The girls and boys program are combined and running well. Coach Echeverria will lead the talented staff as head coach for both Men's and Women's track and lead coach for sprint training . Athletes are in capable hands with Kathleen Swinehart, Steve Fong,  Lyndsey Halik and Steve Swinehart  returning from last year's staff. Their knowledge and consistency will ensure continuity from the past success. We welcome Shawn Proffitt back to our team. He rejoins the staff this year as the associate head coach for the Women's team and lead coach for endurance training.

Training and Meets

Speak to your sons and daughters and they will tell you that we work hard but we also explain a lot. The staff promises only two things: that we'll have fun and that we'll all get better. Our commitment for well-designed and science based training means that we will push athletes and then provide opportunities to compete. We've added more meets for the younger and newer members on the squad. We ask that you help us by encouraging your athlete to attend practice and then to make the most of the meets. Athletes only have to arrive an hour before their events and they can leave as soon as they cool down and chat with a coach. Encourage them to stay for as many events as possible though, to cheer for their teammates and to step into an event when the opportunity presents itself. Meets are more about learning and growing than about getting a medal. The more we compete the more we learn about ourselves.

This week we start the learning. We ask that athletes and families use the website, twitter account, and practice to get as much information as possible. Any questions you may have you may also reach out to the coaching staff.

Spirit wear

Please use the link (Spirit Wear order) to purchase the Ryle Track wear. Some parents asked about women's sizes. Our vendor ordered unisex wear and assured us that the boys and girls will be happy with their orders. We ask that new athletes order a package with all the recommended items. Any athlete who cannot afford the spirit wear may speak to a coach and we'll find assistance

XC Team in the Mix for State Teams

XC Team in the Mix for State Teams

Lexington Catholic Cross Country Invite
The race at the Horse Park is special because it gives the runners and their teams a glimpse of the State Meet. Temperatures climbed into the mid 80's and everyone took notice and their times reflected the conditions. Still, everyone ran under the same conditions and we're able to compare for the sake of evaluation. Our young men all ran well.

One important take-away is that we placed 5th among the teams in our region, and that is not too bad given that our region dominated the top. While top 5 in the teams from our region may not sound very impressive, consider that in our first meet against the same field we finished 7th. Only the top 5 teams in our region or possibly only the top 4 will advance to State.

We are in the mix for those coveted top 4 or 5 positions. The team continues to improve and we missed out of 4th in our region teams by a handful of points. Our young men are training hard to become the difference for the team. Parents proudly share stories of their sons running on Sunday and of their adherence to a more intentional eating regiment. Everyone is training hard and you should all be proud of their dedication. We lost 4 of the scoring 5 from last year and the task of rebuilding creates opportunities. Keep supporting the team events and encourage your sons to speak with the coaching staff with concerns and ideas. As we approach the Conference and Region races decisions must be made, some different than those made up to this point. Keep in mind that some young but competitive runners have given their spot up to older runners. These opportunities provided runners with a chance to prove their speed and to earn a spot among the top ten. Now we must start running the top ten.
Times for LexCath - top ten in yellow

Runner and Splits	Time	Team Position
42 42 1248 Jordan Reed Ryle 6:33 5:16 6:56 18:45.8 3:45/K 12	0:18:45	1
48 45 1254 William Swinehart Ryle 6:31 5:17 7:12 19:00.9 3:48/K 11	0:19:00	2
51 48 1235 Greyson Love Ryle 6:33 5:14 7:14 19:02.5 3:48/K 12	0:19:02	3
61 58 1253 Cameron Springer Ryle 6:40 5:28 7:14 19:23.9 3:53/K 11	0:19:23	4
62 59 1257 Logan Whaley Ryle 6:40 5:28 7:24 19:33.3 3:55/K 10	0:19:33	5
4 14 1251 Joseph Sander Ryle 12:30 7:21 19:52.1 3:58/K 9	0:19:52	6
72 65 1227 Carson Inderwiesche Ryle 6:43 5:35 7:37 19:56.6 3:59/K 11	0:19:56	7
30 27 1249 Kaelin Reynolds Ryle 6:51 5:46 7:51 20:28.8 4:06/K 9	0:20:28	8
87 77 1214 Ryan Davis Ryle 6:45 5:46 8:13 20:46.4 4:09/K 11	0:20:46	9
92 (> 7) 1225 Tyler Holloway Ryle 6:55 6:02 8:02 20:59.9 4:12/K 12	0:20:59	10
93 (> 7) 1239 Garrett McGuire Ryle 7:10 6:23 7:29 21:02.8 4:12/K 11	0:21:02	11
62 56 1244 Manu Nair Ryle 13:39 8:12 21:52.6 4:22/K 12	0:21:52	12
69 63 1243 Kaden Morin Ryle 13:44 8:30 22:15.3 4:27/K 10	0:22:15	13
71 65 1247 Justin Phillips Ryle 7:35 6:24 8:22 22:22.6 4:28/K 11	0:22:22	14
122 (> 7) 1218 Issac Hamrick Ryle 7:07 6:59 9:09 23:16.9 4:39/K 10	0:23:16	15
90 77 1232 Benjamin Ledford Ryle 7:34 6:53 8:57 23:26.2 4:41/K 11	0:23:26	16
129 105 1240 Julian Meneses Ryle 15:12 9:51 25:04.2 5:01/K 9	0:25:04	17
136 (< 5) 1712 Nick Jump Ryle B 7:47 8:11 9:45 25:44.9 5:09/K 11	0:25:44	18

Middle School XC
Some middle school runners asked the coaching staff for an opportunity to run at State on Oct 20th. After some consideration and good conversations with between the staff and runners we proposed that a top 3 finish as a team and commitment by the runners to run at the meet could earn them that chance. Runners spoke to their parents and they can make the meets and those with other commitments (soccer) have agreed to prioritize the State Meet if the team qualifies. They race this Wednesday for a chance to run at State. Coach cancelled the MS participation at LexCath this weekend and changed the training focus to help the runners peak during their Wednesday race. Although they've been registered to run 10/13 that decision will be finalized after Wednesday. MS will compete in the same number of races as originally planned.


Ryle XC Invite 10/20
We had to "cancel" the Ryle XC Invite on the kymilesplit.com website because the date did not give us the most optimal team participation. In other words, we would have to work very hard and lose money. Instead we decided to host a duo meet against a local team that would give us a last race and an opportunity to host a meet. For this day we'll cancel our spaghetti dinner for Thursday, that way we'll all celebrate on Saturday. We need parent help to make this a great end of the season event:

1. Course prep-cleanup
2. Meet workers
3. Senior Night prep
4. Cookout workers
5. Food/Drinks for the Celebration at the end of the meet

Possible Schedule (probably will change):

1. 8:30 AM - Elementary Boys/Girls 2K
2. 9 AM - MS Race (only if our team does not run at State)
3. 10 AM - Girls HS Race
4. 11 AM Boys HS Race
5. 12 PM Cookout/Senior Celebration

Solid Performances Are the Proof of a True Distance Program

Solid Performances Are the Proof of a True Distance Program (V 6th, JV 1st, MS 2nd)

Williamstown Cross Country Invite 9/29

Thank you to all the parents who carried or dragged the tents, coolers, tables, and food out to the tent area for this beautiful meet. The team appreciates your energy and effort dedicated to the team, from the Thursday spaghetti dinners to the Saturday meets, all of it.

Williamstown HS put together a great meet and the boys responded well to the conditions. Varsity continues to improve and challenge each other. Fourteen runners are in the hunt for the top 10 spots for the regional team. Many of those 14 are freshmen and sophomores. We practiced hard on Friday and still the times improved. Next week we run at the Kentucky Horse Park, for the Lex Cath XC Invite. The following athletes will run varsity:

Swinehart	Will
Reed	Jordan
Love	Greyson
Davis	Ryan
Inderwiesche	Carson
Whaley	Logan
Springer	Cameron
McGuire	Garrett
Kohlsmith	Hunter
Hamrick	Issac

Kaelin Reynolds won the JV race with a 19:54 time, good enough to place 8th on our varsity team for the day. The experience of running in the front and competing against comparable runners proves helpful to the our younger athletes. Joseph Sander won his JV race at Scott XC Invite on 9/15 and has demonstrated these lessons. Both of these young runners will have a chance to race together and lead the JV pack, while at the same time earning points towards the varsity letter.

We are 13 days away from conference and 26 days away from regionals. Tapering and reduction of mileage will start in 13 days. Junior varsity runners will switch their training to peak during the conference race on October 13. Varsity numbers will be reduced to top 12-13 after the regular season meet of October 20.

10/1 Training Schedule

10/1/2018	Monday	Recovery Run; core
10/2/2018	Tuesday	vVO2Max Test #6; 35min @75% vVO2
10/3/2018	Wednesday	Hill Runs; 40-45 AT; CORE
10/4/2018	Thursday	10X400 @120% vVO2; 25min @70% vVO2
10/5/2018	Friday	Recovery 60 min
10/6/2018	Saturday	Lexington Catholic Invite

Events/News

• Run-athon mileage on Sunday 9/30 and money/pledges due Monday 10/1
• Fall Senior Night with the football game is Friday October 19. Parent assistance will be necessary to make this night special for our seniors.

HS runners finishing times (varsity in yellow):

Year	LastName	FirstName	Time
11	Swinehart	Will	0:18:51
12	Reed	Jordan	0:18:58
12	Love	Greyson	0:19:08
11	Davis	Ryan	0:19:29
11	Inderwiesche	Carson	0:19:37
10	Whaley	Logan	0:19:38
11	Springer	Cameron	0:19:38
9	Reynolds	Kaelin	0:19:54
9	Sander	Joey	0:19:57
11	McGuire	Garrett	0:20:14
11	Kohlsmith	Hunter	0:20:25
10	Hamrick	Issac	0:20:57
9	Kohlsmith	Mason	0:21:01
12	Holloway	Tyler	0:21:03
12	Nair	Manu	0:21:29
10	Morin	Kaden	0:21:30
11	Phillips	Justin	0:21:59
9	Meneses	Julian	0:22:03
10	Dooley	Blaine	0:22:33
11	Ledford	Ben	0:22:59
11	Jump	Nick	0:23:46

Congratulations to the MS team for finishing 2nd at the meet.

LastName	Name	Times
5 #1940 Turnbull	Parker 8	16:32
14 #1932 Senger	Joseph 8	17:21
15 #1933 Simon	Josh 7	17:22
19 #1934 Smith	Evan 7	17:46
46 #1935 Sorrell	Benjamin 6	19:18
48 #1903 Cornwell	Reid 6	19:26
59 #1908 Gregory	Carson 6	20:02
63 #1944 Yunker	Samuel 7	20:13
68 #1901 Bates	Ethan 6	20:43
88 #1904 Crowder	Tanner 6	21:38
89 #1928 Price	Andrew 7	21:40

Perfect Fall Weather at New Richmond and Team Improving

Perfect Fall Weather at New Richmond and Team Improving

New Richmond Cross Country Invite 2018

Our fourth meet this season arrived just as the team has began to settle into place. Everyone is training hard and logging mileage. Times are improving. The top ten continue to battle for the coveted varsity positions. We are three weeks away from conference and five weeks from regionals. Finishing in the top five positions and taking the team to STATE will prove difficult this year, with some very competitive teams in our region. New Richmond XC Invite gave us a glimpse to the team's potential for success. Our -1 group ran well and pushed each other for a strong finish. Groups 0-2 ran in packs and pushed runners into the top ten. Our focus is now on racing strategies and tactics. We want to run in packs, and run for place. At times we did the pack running well and at times runners found themselves running alone. Race-time realities are not easy to control and we expect the runners to respond with sound strategies and hard-nose stubbornness.

After surveying the course, coaches agreed to discourage the use of spikes. Runners went from grass to concrete, to asphalt, and then to gravel, and mulch. We ran well and although a bit unorthodox and even with the threat of bees, times proved training is paying off. 

Below are the top runners for the season through four meets. Thirteen athletes are chasing the 10 varsity slots available for conference and regions.

2018 Cross Country Rankings - Varsity Letter (Avg of 10 or less required)
Last	First	Grade	Total	Grant 9/1	Mason 9/8	Scott 9/15	NR 9/22
Swinehart	William	11	1	1	1	1	1
Reed	Jordan	12	2	2	3	2	X
Love	Greyson	12	3	3	2	6	2
Davis	Ryan	11	6	4	4	3	14
Sander	Joseph	9	6	6	8	4	5
Whaley	Logan	10	6	5	5	11	4
Kohlsmith	Hunter	11	7	11	6	5	7
Springer	Cameron	11	8	7	11	7	6
Inderwiesche	Carson	11	8	11	7	10	3
Reynolds	Kaelin	9	9	10	10	8	9
McGuire	Garrett	11	9	8	12	9	8
Holloway	Tyler	12	11	9	9	15	10
Kohlsmith	Mason	9	12	12	14	11	11

Results for the New Richmond Cross Country Invite

Varsity point earners are in yellow

Last Name	First Name	Time	Varsity Points
8 #887 Swinehart	William 11	18:54	1
21 #870 Love	Greyson 12	18:54	2
28 #861 Inderwiesche	Cars 11	19:33	3
39 #894 Whaley	Logan 10	19:46	4
1 #881 Sander	Joseph M9	19:48	5
23 #886 Springer	Cameron 11	19:49	6
20 #865 Kohlsmith	Hunter 11	20:07	7
27 #871 McGuire	Garrett 11	20:08	8
2 #879 Reynolds	Kaelin M9	20:20	9
48 #860 Holloway	Tyler 12	20:32	10
3 #866 Kohlsmith	Mason M9	21:18	11
8 #856 Hamrick	Isaac M10	21:21	12
9 #874 Nair	Manu M12	21:53	13
13 #853 Davis	Ryan 11	21:56	14
14 #854 Dooley	Blaine M10	22:04	15
16 #867 Ledford	Benjamin M11	22:05	16
4 #873 Morin	Kaden M10	22:24	17
7 #876 Phillips	Justin M11	22:33	18
11 #872 Meneses	Julian M9	22:43	19
25 #850 Bine	Connor M11	26:09:00	20
12 #878 Reed	Jordan 12
5 #892 Turner	Jacob M11
23 #889 Trego	Jaxson M11
19:23	Average

Training Outlook

This week marks the beginning of our competitive phase. Training will focus on developing speed, lactate tolerance, and critical zone running (last 1000 meters of the race). Please see schedule and plan meals accordingly. Also, with the grading quarter coming to an end make sure all classroom responsibilities are met.

9/24/2018	Monday	Speed Endurance 2X4X150m 3minR/15minR; 20-25min AT @70%; CORE	4	3	3
9/25/2018	Tuesday	Hill Runs; 40-45 AT; CORE	7	6	4
9/26/2018	Wednesday	Mile Repeats @ 100% vVO2; x4HS, x3 9, x2 MS	4	3	2
9/27/2018	Thursday	40-45 min Fartlek run race pace/75% vVO2 @30/180 sec; core	7	6	3
9/28/2018	Friday	Intensive Intervals 3X4X300 @110% vVO2; 15-20 min AT 70%	5	4	3
9/29/2018	Saturday	Williamstown Invite	6	5	4
9/30/2018	Sunday	Long Run	10	7	4
10/1/2018	Monday	Recovery Run; core	7	5	4
10/2/2018	Tuesday	vVO2Max Test #6; 35min @75% vVO2	5	4	3
10/3/2018	Wednesday	Hill Runs; 40-45 AT; CORE	7	6	4
10/4/2018	Thursday	10X400 @120% vVO2; 25min @70% vVO2	7	6	4
10/5/2018	Friday	Recovery 60 min	8	7	4
10/6/2018	Saturday	Lexington Catholic Invite	6	5	4
10/7/2018	Sunday	AT 40-45min	7	6	3