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Redding
We’ve Reached Redding!
If you joined us for any part of our run from Sacramento to Redding, you’ll find a new badge in the Badge section of your profile!
With mountains all around, miles of hiking and biking trails, a river running through it, and national parks nearby, Redding is an outdoor paradise for young and old alike. Cradled by Mount Shasta and Mount Lassen, Redding is also home to the famous Sundial Bridge, world-class fishing, and 200 miles of hiking and biking trails for all abilities. Head out on a day-trip to see the bubbling mud pots and boiling lakes in Lassen Volcanic National Park, or get refreshed by the waterfall at McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park. Also, be sure to find out what fun events are happening— like the Redding Marathon, Kool April Nites, Shasta Lemurian Classic, Give Me Wings Century ride (one of the most challenging in CA!) and the Salmon Festival.
Weekly Update 6/21/2016
Weekly Update 6/21/2016
We’re in Redding!
With mountains all around, miles of hiking and biking trails, a river running through it, and national parks nearby, Redding is an outdoor paradise for young and old alike. Cradled by Mount Shasta and Mount Lassen, Redding is also home to the famous Sundial Bridge, world-class fishing, bubbling mud pots, boiling lakes, and waterfalls.
Progress:
We’ve run 809 miles.
We ran 81 miles in the past week.
We have 178 miles until Crater Lake National park, and if we ran this pace for 5 weeks we’d reach Portland.
New Segment: Portland
The votes are in, and we’ll be running to Portland this segment! We’re jogging up through Northern California, making a quick stop at Crater Lake National Park, and then powering through Salem (the capital of Oregon) to hit Portland. Want to choose where we’ll head next? Vote here!
Featured Article: Training In The Summer
It’s been said that fall PRs are made in the summer, and with the summer months upon us, training for a fall race starts now. Workouts done during hot summer months, while tough at times, can lead to big gains in running speed, strength and mental fortitude by the time the weather cools off for your race.
We’re going to Portland!
Next Up, Portland!
The votes are in, and we’ll be heading to Portland this segment! We’ll be heading up through Northern California, making a quick stop in Crater Lake National Park, and then powering through Salem (the capital of Oregon) to hit Portland. Get ready for your new badges!
| City | Distance |
| Sacramento | 0 |
| Redding | 168 (+168) |
| Crater Lake National Park | 382 (+214) |
| Salem | 583 (+201) |
| Portland | 632 (+49) |
Weekly Update 6/14/2016
Weekly Update 6/14/2016
We’re in Corning, CA!
Corning is home to Bell-Carter Foods, Inc., which is the largest ripe olive processor in the United States. Corning also has a significant agricultural industry based on olives, olive oil, dried plums (prunes) including the Sunsweet label, walnuts, and almonds. Lucero Olive Oil, North American’s most award winning extra virgin olive oil company, is based here with orchards, olive mill, and a public Tasting Room.
Progress:
We’ve run 721 miles.
We ran 59 miles in the past week.
We have 53 miles until Redding, and if we ran this pace for 9 weeks we’d reach Portland.
Featured Article: Ice or Heat?
You’re out for a run when you feel a sudden twinge in your lower calf. By the time you arrive home, that subtle twinge has turned into a tight ball of pain. What should you do next, reach for an ice pack or the heating pad?
Local Run: CSULB
The naturalistic, park-like layout of Cal State Long Beach has earned the campus numerous design awards, as well as other awards from gardening societies. The integration of landscaping and architecture is apparent at the school’s theater complex, where a dense grove of ficus trees is planted in such a way that it forms a continuation of the pillar-supported canopy at the theater’s entrance.
We’ve Reached San Francisco & Sacramento
We’ve Run Past San Francisco into Sacramento!
San Francisco is known for its cool summers, fog, steep rolling hills, eclectic mix of architecture, and landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, the former Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, Fisherman’s Wharf, and its Chinatown district. After World War II, the confluence of returning servicemen, massive immigration, liberalizing attitudes, along with the rise of the “hippie” counterculture, the Sexual Revolution, the Peace Movement growing from opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War, and other factors led to the Summer of Love and the gay rights movement, cementing San Francisco as a center of liberal activism in the United States.
Sacramento became a city through the efforts of the Swiss immigrant John Sutter, Sr., his son John Augustus Sutter, Jr., and James W. Marshall. Sacramento grew quickly thanks to the protection of Sutter’s Fort, which was established by Sutter in 1839. During the California Gold Rush, Sacramento was a major distribution point, a commercial and agricultural center, and a terminus for wagon trains, stagecoaches, riverboats, the telegraph, the Pony Express, and the First Transcontinental Railroad.
If you joined us for any part of our run from San Luis Obispo to Sacramento, you’ll find new badges in the Badge section of your profile!
Also, check your desk for a small token of thanks for your contributions to this run!
Weekly Update 6/7/2016
Weekly Update 6/7/2016
We’re in Sacramento!
We ran through San Francisco straight into Sacramento! Everyone who has contributed miles since 5/17 will be receiving the Sacramento badge, and you have until next (6/14) Tuesday at noon to vote on which city we should head to next.
Progress:
We’ve run 647.9 miles.
We ran 107.6 miles in the past week.
We made it to Sacramento! Check your desks for some Ghirardelli Chocolate from San Francisco.
Featured Article: How to Run At Lunch
“If you’re by yourself, try to clear your mind and focus on the benefits of logging miles midday. “Even 20 minutes of running can help improve your mood and productivity,” says fuel editor Heather Irvine. “Take whatever time you can get.””
Featured Run: Rynerson Park
This park has a one-mile track that forms an oval stretching from one end of the park to the other. On a nice day, it’s not unusual to see many people walking or running on this track. The track also has markers every quarter mile so you can track your progress. The park has a grassy area on the inside of the track that has a few fitness stations if you want to stop along the way.
Surf City 5K Huntington Beach
Hello Runners!
The next club run will be the Surf City 5k in Huntington Beach on the 4th of July: http://www.surfcityrun.com/. If you want to participate, please fill out the form you received in the most recent [Running] email and turn it in to Jen Castro by this Friday.
Let me know if you have any questions.
BK
New Badge: 200 Miles
New Badge: 200 Miles
Congratulations to Melissa Henley for being the first recipient of the 200 Lifetime Miles Badge!
Weekly Update 6/1/2016
Weekly Update 6/1/2016
We’re at Santa Cruz!
Santa Cruz is known for its moderate climate, the natural beauty of its coastline, redwood forests, alternative community lifestyles, and socially liberal leanings. It is home to UC Santa Cruz, as well as the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
Progress:
We’ve run 437.1 miles.
We ran 107 miles in the past week.
We have 76.6 miles until San Francisco and 171.9 until Sacramento.
If we ran at this pace for 2 weeks we’d be at the capital.
Featured Article: Meditation Can Make You a Better Runner
“Focusing just on my breath and my next step has allowed me to tap into that innate ability to know exactly what my body craves at that moment, and allows me to enjoy the run.”
Featured Run: Madrona Marsh
The Madrona Marsh Preserve in Torrance is the last vernal marsh remaining in the South Bay area of Los Angeles and one of few wetlands located within an urban landscape. Situated on land that was set aside for oil production in 1924, Madrona Marsh was never developed—unlike the surrounding city—and remains a valuable natural habitat for birds, reptiles, insects and even small mammals.
Note: This location is walking only.