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.

You can have sound on one or the other and he found that technically imperfect.

Adam Cooney is a tough relay runner. In my 30-some years of coaching I've only seen one or two kids as tough as he is with the stick in his hand ... he finds that extra gear somehow.

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.

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.