Weekly Update – 5/10/2016
We’re at Vandenberg Airforce Base!
Vandenberg AFB is a Department of Defense space and missile testing base, with a mission of placing satellites into polar orbit from the West Coast using expendable boosters (Pegasus, Taurus, Minotaur, Atlas V, Delta IV and now SpaceX’s Falcon). In addition to its military mission, the base also leases launch pad facilities to SpaceX (SLC-4E), as well as 100 acres (40 ha) leased to the California Spaceport in 1995.
Progress:
We’ve run 188.6 miles.
We ran 88.4 miles in the past week.
We have 45.4 miles until San Luis Obispo and 415.4 until Sacramento.
If we ran at this pace for 5 weeks we’d be at the capital.
Featured Article: 13.1 Reasons to Run a Half Marathon
Courtesy of Katie Gaston, we have a great read this week – 13.1 Reasons to Run a Half Marathon. Many Laserfichers run half marathons during the company sponsored events, and I’m sure they’d love to share their tips and tricks if you decide to take the next step. Looking for a Laserfiche training buddy? Shoot me an email and I’ll help match you with one!
Featured Run: Dominguez Gap
Dominguez Gap Wetlands is a manmade wetlands about 2 miles from Laserfiche. Located along the LA River, it uses plants to cleanse the water before pumping it back into the ground. Included is about a mile long trail for pedestrian, bike and equestrian use. The banks are landscaped with California native plants and annual wildflowers, and ducks, blackbirds, hawks and cormorants are among the fowl that might be seen here.