Dan Lindstrom and Adam Page combined to put us out in front of a field of 30-plus teams. It was a lead we eventually gave up, but the team effort was solid throughout.

He's a very smooth runner. He's technically sound. In my 36 years of coaching he's one of the better ones I've had to arrive on the scene.

Lindstrom's time (17:03) on the challenging 3.1-mile course was the best individual Anacortes time and placement in the past several years. He earned a medal as a top-20 finisher.

This was a long and challenging week for Seahawk runners. The schedule becomes a little kinder and gentler the rest of the way, as we work as a team for some consistent across-the-board improvement of times.

That was a great learning experience for him. It's kind of been driving him.

That's usually where I go when I'm riding for fun, because it's nice and flat. You can go for miles, literally.