LAMORINDA WEEKLY | Rain or Sunshine Run Club athletes take top overall awards at the Brazen Victory race in Richmond


Top row, from left: Nikola, Taiyo, Thomas, Clark, Jason, Caden, Jr. coach Nia, coach Diane, Greyson; bottom row: Aruelia, Parker, Nora, Zoe, Thea, Natalie Photo provided

Last month 13 Stanley Middle School students from the Rain or Sunshine Run Club took part in the Brazen Victory Race out at Point Richmond with close to 250 participants racing in either the 5K or 10K. The athletes trained on the Lafayette trail and up at the Lafayette Reservoir three days a week for seven weeks to prepare for their race. Their hard work and dedication paid off with outstanding performance at the race.

The team started out front and stayed out front the whole course of the 5K: The young ladies of the Run Club rocked with Nora 1st female overall, Natalie 2nd female, and Aurelia 3rd female, Thea came close with 7th overall and within a second was Parker 8th female overall. On the gentlemen's side of the 5K Caden 3rd overall, Nikola 4th, Thomas 7th, Taiyo 8th with Jason a close 9th overall. In the 10K young Zoe came 6th female overall with Clark at 6th overall in the race and 6th male.