Last summer, when his classmates were sleeping in, Tanner Sayers was putting in the miles.
Now it’s paying off for the Sweet Home junior, who has lowered his personal-best 5K time by more than a minute in his first two cross-country races this year.
At the Silver Falls Oktoberfest Invitational Wednesday, Sept. 13, at Silver Falls State Park, Sayers finished fourth in a field of 178 runners in 16:43.4, chopping nearly 30 more seconds off…