LAMORINDA WEEKLY | Rain or Sunshine Run Club athletes take medals at Brazen Victory Race


The Rain or Sunshine Run Club team, from left: coach Diane, Vincent, Aureilia, Shriya, Bhavana, Nora, Colbie, Lauren, Robert, Thomas, Mathew, Taejin Zoe, Russell, Clark (missing: Jr. coach Haelee, Jasper, Nikola) Photo provided

About 18 Stanley Middle School students make up the Rain or Sunshine Run Club. The young athletes trained three days a week for seven weeks to race in either the 5K or 10K at the Brazen Victory Race in Richmond, Feb. 26. Their training runs took them around the Lafayette Reservoir, along the Lafayette/Moraga trail, through the neighborhoods and up into the Lafayette Community Park.

Notable performances in the 5K: Nikola (3rd), Taejin (5th), Thomas (7th), Russell (9th) overall. While the girls took top 10 overall in the female division. Nora (2nd) Shriya (3rd), Bhavana (4th), Aureilia (6h) and Zoe (7th). Extra hardware came home with many placing top 3 in their age groups. Close to 250 participants took part.

In the 10K Lauren and Colbie rocked the course placing second and third females overall with Clark and Mathew placing fifth and ninth overall.