Runners face wind and cold at border

Raider runners ran at the Oroville Invitational on Friday the 13th, held at Lake Osoyoos State Park.

The lake spans from Oroville up into British Columbia, but runners stayed stateside, some achieving personal records: Kayla St. Pierre finished the race in 21 minutes and 50 seconds; Hannah Wapato finished the race in 22:28; Derek Whiteman finished in 21:13; and Zack Sellers finished in 23:10.

Runners said that the cold and windy weather impacted their performance. “Every race has its challenges,” Head Coach Brian Daniels said.

“The lake was quite beautiful,” Daniels remarked. “Much of the course weaved in and around the campground, which didn’t make for the prettiest of race locations.”

Runners also had to take on two small hills, twice each, as they ran two laps.

“One interesting part of the race was that they actually ran on the shoreline of the lake, where I think the sand slowed some runners down,” Daniels noted.

LR’s next race will be the league championships, held in Liberty Bell this Saturday, Oct. 20, with the boys scheduled to start at noon.