KIRKLAND, Wash. — Kirkland’s Cooper McLeod is one of the country’s top long track speed skaters.
The rumors are true: he’s actually spent more time in skates than in shoes. His first time on ice was at just 10 months old.
“We had family friends that owned the skating rink in Burlington, and they were talking to my dad and he was going to go to the grocery store,” he explained. “It was right next to the rink, and they said, ‘Well, we’ll just hang on to him so it’s easier.’ And when he came back, I had skates on and fell in love with it.”…