Rylan Bendera
June 12, 2026, 8:19 p.m. • Run
3.0 mi
Short run, found a big park near my house, only about a mile away.
Rylan Bendera
Hinsdale, IL, United States
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Rylan Bendera
May 20, 2026, 3:29 a.m. • Run
4.0 mi 13:55 3:28 /mi
West Suburban Last Chance meet. Right off the bat, this meet was spectacular, I really hope it continues on in the years to come. Was not nervy at all in the hours leading up to the race, wasn’t really thinking much of it. Preparation was great in my opinion, I stayed hydrated, made sure to drink water throughout the day, and I ate foods that would benefit me. Warmup goes on, and it’s just me , and it allowed me to mentally prepare myself, just taking in the area around me. For the race, I do believe I went out a little too hard, 13 seconds faster than what I was paced for. However, I was feeling great. I latched on to some kid for a handful of laps before he fell back, and I was on my own. I still was feeling great, nothing was aching or hurting. Got out kicked by the kid behind me, he had some jets like no other. I’m glad with my PR, it shows how much I’ve come from the start to the end of this year, XC and T/F. It was really fun cheering on the team, as it was the last dance of the season. It was also spectacular watching all the seniors compete and give it their all knowing this is their last shot. This team this season was truly something special, it went by way too fast, I can’t wait to see what next year has in store for us all.
Rylan Bendera
May 18, 2026, 10:51 p.m. • Run
4.0 mi
Last Single B😪. Felt good, finished with striders.
Rylan Bendera
May 16, 2026, 4:14 p.m. • Run
6.0 mi
Waterfall Long Run, felt great. Very hot today tho
Rylan Bendera
May 16, 2026, 12:31 a.m. • Run
5.5 mi
4*400 with 300 easy jog + 4*800 threshold. Definitely could’ve gone faster.
Rylan Bendera
May 15, 2026, 3:13 a.m. • Run
5.0 mi
Towards Cass, felt aight, still pretty sore from Tuesday. Finished with Thunder+Lightning.
Rylan Bendera
May 13, 2026, 3:07 a.m. • Run
4.0 mi 06:15 1:33 /mi
Amazingly Spectacular Under da Lights. It felt really good to actually get a PR during a race. I had been talking to James for the last week about pacing each other for this race to attempt sub 6, and it was cool to warmup with him and chat a bit. I had tried to get 45 every 200, props to Ian for helping out. It was just a little too difficult for me to get to sub 6, but I’ll gladly take this huge PR from the race. I took a pretty big risk trying to push myself, and my splits were rather mediocre😬, and my legs were BURNING start of the 3rd lap, and it was hard to pick it up for the last lap.
Rylan Bendera
May 9, 2026, 10:15 p.m. • Run
3.0 mi 02:53 0:57 /mi
Conference 800. I was super excited to run today, but super nervous as well. This season didn’t go as I had hoped, and I was nervous of not getting a PR. Did everything like usual, and tried to stay calm. Talked with the guy who walked with us to the line about any goals, and I told him I was hoping to go at least under 2:55. When I got to the area, Coach told me something that definitely helped me, “Turn your mind off, just RACE”. This helped me a ton as I was super nervous going up to the line. As soon as the gun went off I tried as hard as I could to get out. I felt really good, and kept pushing myself harder and harder. I unfortunately got boxed in at some point in the first lap, and that screwed me over. The same guy that got in front of me and slowed back did end up beating me just by 0.02 seconds, but I feel like this meet was very successful for me. I had had issues this whole season trying to run with packs similar to my pace for every meet as I’m not as fast as everyone else. It would always set me off when I would be going against people who were 20-30+ seconds faster than me. This meet was very different, I did have a pack of people to keep myself by, and I was actually able to push myself beyond what I thought I was capable of.
Rylan Bendera
May 9, 2026, 2:37 a.m. • Run
4.0 mi
Single B + Spectated McCarthy. Watching that meet was so surreal, everyone getting great PR’s.
Rylan Bendera
May 7, 2026, 11:04 p.m. • Run
5.0 mi
Single B + Little nibble of 63rd + Weights 3. Felt good, went a little faster after the crosswalk.
Rylan Bendera
May 7, 2026, 1:18 a.m. • Run
3.0 mi
Not great of a meet. Didn’t push myself hard enough, and as a result, didn’t get the time I wanted.
Rylan Bendera
May 6, 2026, 12:29 a.m. • Run
5.0 mi
Out and Back Harvester. Felt good. Did Strides and CORE.
Rylan Bendera
May 5, 2026, 12:08 a.m. • Run
4.0 mi
Warmup + 4*800 + 20 minutes elliptical. Workout was cut off short because of thunder, didn’t get to finish. Felt pretty good the whole time.
Rylan Bendera
May 2, 2026, 7:23 p.m. • Run
7.6 mi
Waterfall long run, felt alright. Need to push myself to go looping, out and back is quite boring.
Rylan Bendera
May 2, 2026, 12:08 a.m. • Run
5.0 mi
Towards Garywood out and back. Felt pretty good, a little aches here and there so I rolled out and iced at home.
Rylan Bendera
May 1, 2026, 12:05 a.m. • Run
5.2 mi
Cass + Strides. Felt good, turned back once I saw other groups turn back
Rylan Bendera
April 30, 2026, 2:11 a.m. • Run
4.5 mi
So-So meet. Was tuning in and out constantly during this race, and I definitely could’ve gone faster to secure the PR. I felt so good during this race, probably the best all season, but I didn’t take advantage of it.
Rylan Bendera
April 29, 2026, 1:22 a.m. • Run
4.0 mi
Calm little 🐝 + strides in preparation for tomorrow’s meet. Weather was amazing. Finished with CORE.
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