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THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2011
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This story is the second in a series following four La Jolla women in their training for the La Jolla Half and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon. Reporter Kendra Hartmann is training alongside them and more than 300 others in the Team VAVi Running Club.
Sea slug
Runners at the 2010 La Jolla Half Marathon take off at the starting line.
a vision without rose-colored glasses
DON BALCH | Village News
Papillae, the tangle of smooth protrusions, headquarter the sea slug's defense system; the two annular horns (rhinophores) are sensory organs; and the feathery gill branches peeking out from the rear belong to the respiratory system. ©2011 Judith Lea Garfield
The Hopkins rose consumes a diet solely of Integripelta bilabiata, a species of rose-pink bryozoan. It's a one-stop shopping trip that includes food, the vivid color, and defensive chemicals.
BY JUDITH LEA GARFIELD VILLAGE NEWS
Originally intended to be a 4,700square-foot home, the house has been scaled back to 3,475 square feet. The LJCPA originally approved the pared down design at its February meeting, during which trustees questioned the house’s location, which is both close to the street and near view corridors, as
SEE SPINDRIFT, Page 8
SEE RUN, Page 2
©2011 Judith Lea Garfield
these parts are fused, guesswork is needed to determine where one body portion transitions to the next. Atop the base lies a tangle of tall, smooth, soft projections called papillae. The papillae aren't just for fun. They are at the heart of the rose's evolution from
A project to demolish and rebuild a home at 1912 Spindrift Drive will go to the City Council for final approval, albeit with a negative recommendation from the La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA) after the group voted to deny the plan at its April 7 meeting. Several factors make the project a complicated one, including the existence
of a Native American burial ground, the area’s bisection by the Rose Canyon earthquake fault, the use of two separate lots — 1900 and 1912 Spindrift Drive — as one without being officially joined and the direct connection to the beach. The project has come to be as much an exercise in creative architecture as one in persistence in the face of complex land use regulation.
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It’s the 11th week of marathon training with the Team VAVi Running Club (TVRC), and we have (literally) started to pick up the pace. The long runs have gotten longer and the short runs have actually started to feel short. We made it past the eightweek mark, the point at which coach Blake Miller told us our chances of finishing would be greatly increased. Moreover, in addition to longer mileage, the program has its participants, including yours truly, training for the dreaded inevitable: hills. In anticipation of the La Jolla Half Marathon (LJHM) on April 17, Miller has been subjecting us to hill runs. The La Jolla Half, as some well know, is known for being one of the most challenging half marathons in Southern California due to a grueling, 1.2-mile climb up 420 feet through Torrey Pines State Park between miles six and seven, among other smaller hills. A quick
snail (slug with shell) to slug (a snail with no shell). Over time, as the protective shell was lost, it was replaced by chemical weapons stored in the papillae missiles, ready to fire when necessary. In addition to the thicket of papillae, SEE TIDE LINES, Page 8
Spindrift project gets the boot second time around BY JOSHUA LOWE | VILLAGE NEWS
for an uphill battle BY KENDRA HARTMANN
TI DE LI N E S
At first blush, I thought I found some discarded bit from Barbie's Pink Glamour Camper. Instead, it was a bit of sea life. The vibrant pink sea slug Okenia rosacea, commonly called a Hopkins rose, belongs to the branch of nudibranchs that are dorids. Besides dramatic color, the slug is an architectural spectacle with its variety of protuberances, the bulk of which are long and loose enough to sway with the surge. When under water, it's nearly impossible to discern the individual parts that make up this charismatic invertebrate, but with an image to survey, one can analyze at leisure. The base of the Hopkins rose comprises a fairly wide, flattened body that also includes a foot and head. Since all
Runners get ready Following their progress With the steady increase in intensity over the last few weeks of the TVRC program, the La Jolla Village News checked in with our La Jollan running ladies to see how they’re handling the hills: I think my training is going pretty darn well and I’m really surprised at how natural and easy it seems. It’s not quite fun yet, but it doesn’t hurt anymore! I do a hill everyday because I Betsy Franklin Age: 56 live at the bottom of Nautilus and hike Occupation: Business process and up it several times a week. I guess I’m customer manage- kind of surprising myself as it’s getting ment specialist easier. Coach Blake told us we’re not going to be the last ones to finish. I think it wasn’t until the last few runs that I actually believed him!”
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If you asked me a few weeks ago, I thought I was going to [achieve a personal record at Boston], but now I am just really nervous. HowevDanielle Kochman er, I am excited we are doing hill workAge: 28 outs. I love running hills! I find it much Occupation: Transit planner less boring than running on flat ground.” — Kochman is training for the April 18 Boston Marathon.
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“I can only walk fast right now, because I’ve been having a hard time breathing. Yesterday I walked about four miles, and I was happy I could do that. It was not the fastest four miles I Shannon Mulvihill ever walked, but it was inspiring for me Age: 50 Occupation: to get back there.” — In our last story, we Computer consultant reported Mulvihill sustained injuries to her ribs. The injuries were more serious than she originally thought, and she had to drop out of the running club. She is recovering and plans to participate in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon in June. Get well Shannon! I'm feeling good about the long runs. I can't say that I love the hill workouts, but I'm glad that they will help us prepare for La Jolla. Recently I was Celeste Phillips looking over the training schedule and Age: 23 Occupation: Real starting to get a bit nervous. I thought to estate assistant myself ‘Oh no! What have I gotten myself into?’ But I think that VAVi's coaches have crafted a plan that will really help us to be ready for Rock 'n’ Roll.”
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