Weekly Update – Page 2

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.

Weekly Update – 5/3/2016

We’re in Faria Beach Park!

The park lies between the Pacific Ocean and the base of the Santa Ynez mountains along Highway 1 off the Ventura Freeway. The views of the Channel Islands are breathtaking, and are most notable at dusk. Campsites are highly sought after at this small picturesque park, which is footsteps away from the Pacific Ocean.

Progress:
We’ve run 100.2 miles.
We ran 72 miles in the past week.
We have 19.8 miles until Santa Barbara and 494.8 until Sacramento.
If we ran at this pace for 7 weeks we’d be at the capital.

Featured Hike: Bridge to Nowhere

You’ll find excessive fun, not government spending, on this 10-mile round trip hike with 900 feet of elevation gain. There are several river fords on the trail to the abandoned bridge, along with opportunities to stop and swim. Flora and fauna are limitless on the trail, with several sightings of bighorn sheep in recent months The hike is a challenging distance with little elevation gain, so it is the first challenge hike for the Laserfiche Hiking Club this Sunday. You can contact Katie.Gaston@laserfiche.com for more details.

OC Marathon

Congratulations to the Laserfiche Running Club for participating in the OC Marathon. Kurt, Melissa and Steve all ran the half marathon to complete the Beach Cities Challenge (which includes Long Beach and Surf City), and they earned a giant medal, while Alexandria, James, Sarah and Haylee finished the 5k.

Weekly Update – 4/25/2016

We’re in Compton!

Located in southern Los Angeles County, Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county, incorporating on May 11, 1888. Compton was recently designated as an “Entrepreneurial Hot Spot” by Cognetics, Inc., and many rap artists’ careers started in Compton, including N.W.A (Eazy-E, MC Ren, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, DJ Yella), DJ Quik, Nishant, Jeeves, The Game, and Kendrick Lamar.

Progress:
We’ve run 8.5 miles.
We ran 8.5 miles in the past week.
We have 11.5 miles until Los Angeles and 586.5 until Sacramento.
If we ran at this pace for 2 weeks we’d be in LA, and in 70 weeks we’d be at the capital.

Featured Run: Portuguese Bend

A 400 acre park, Portuguese Bend is the largest area of natural vegetation remaining on the Palos Verdes Peninsula with a network of trails covering beautiful ocean-facing hillsides, canyons, and ridges.

The peninsula, which was an island with the Palos Verdes Hills in recent geological time, has close floral and faunal similarities to the Channel Islands. This feature makes the Portuguese Bend Landslide area a natural research laboratory for the study of island biogeography and evolutionary ecology.

OC Marathon

Be sure to wish your teammates good luck if they’ll be participating in the OC Marathon this weekend!