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Location:

Payson,UT,

Member Since:

May 27, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Payson Canyon Fox Club 4th of July 5K 2008- 27:56 :) (aided-downhill)

Onion Days 5k Route Jan 2010   28:18

Onion Day's 10 K 2007 1:09:36

Provo Riverwoods 10 mi 2008 1:49:09 (aided- downhill)

Riverton 1/2 Marathon March 28th, 2009  2:23:24

UVM 2009- 5:14:49

Short-Term Running Goals:

Recover from being hit by a car while I was running in early October 2010.  Be healed enough to run my planned races.

Planned races for 2011:

UVM 1/2 June 11 (registered)

RHPC 1/2 July 9th

Payson Onion Days 10k (break 60 min)

St George Marathon 4:22 (3rd times a charm) 

Long-Term Running Goals:

I just want to be able to run...

Personal:

I am the self proclaimed FEARLESS leader of the FRB's RED HOT PINK CHICKS!!! Our Motto's are- 2010 "Diamonds and Titanium, Thats what we are made of!"  2009 "We are water-proof-dye-in-da-blue-crazy-nut'n-gonna-stop-us-fun-lovin'-red-hot-pink-chicks!!!" 

The next official RHPC event is the RHPC 1/2(5k, 10k, 10 miler) July 16th, 2011.   PLEASE join us !!! 


 

My Favorite Quote-   "When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." -Harriet Beecher Stowe

I started running in May of 2006 while losing 85 lbs after my youngest was born.  I have 6 fantastic kids, 3 girls and 3 boys and a wonderful husband.  My oldest is in college and my baby is in pre-school. (Six kids in 5 schools ;)

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Bad news.  David fell from the roof last night and landed on the driveway.  He has a few serious fractures.  His calcaneus is pretty much shattered and his distal fibula is broken along with all of the ligaments that hold the ankle together.  He will have surgery to put it all back together hopefully next Friday.  We have to wait and see how it heals before they proceed.  He has to be totally off of the leg with the foot elevated until the surgery and for at least two weeks after.  Then he will be in a wheel chair or knee scooter for at least 12 weeks.  Then I guess some kind of boot or somehting.  They will screw the bones all back together and try to repair the joint as best they can.  They will use bone grafts to fill in the parts where the bone fragments are too small to salvage.  The doc is confident that they will get all of the ligaments back where they go.  This surgery is very much a "we'll just have to see how it goes" kind of thing.  He will hopefully be able to return to work in 3 weeks.

Please pray that it all goes perfectly well.  This type of surgery carries a high risk of bone infection along with many less than favorable outcomes.

Comments
From RAD on Thu, Jun 03, 2010 at 20:07:14 from 67.172.229.125

Oh dear!! I am SO sorry Marion!! What a horrible thing to happen. I will definitely keep him and your family in my thoughts and prayers!! Please let us know how things go - I certainly hope for the BEST possible outcome!!

From Alice on Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 00:51:06 from 97.86.38.61

Not good news at all! So sorry, Marion! Here is to a speedy recovery and to good pain killers! Yikes!

From MichelleL on Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 00:52:47 from 67.41.165.45

:(

I have been praying. There is such a wide swing in what the outcomes can be. God willing, David will be on the good side of the healing and success of procedures.

From nicole on Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 00:53:14 from 67.170.27.155

That is so terrible Marion! I am so sorry. I will be praying and thinking good thoughts!

From Metcalf Running on Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 11:13:06 from 207.225.192.66

Oh Marion I'm so sorry to hear about this... your family will be in my thoughts and prayers, so a safe and speedy recovery. Keep us posted on his progress.

From LuzyLew on Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 21:34:55 from 69.169.167.157

I keep wincing thinking of loose bone fragments floating around in his heal. I wish they could operate sooner. I'm looking forward to helping Annalisa tomorrow. Hope you did some good retail therapy today. Kiss David for us and tell him we're thinking about him. Good luck with the next week.

From marion on Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 21:49:59 from 71.213.119.102

Thanks guys! :) He was feeling a bit more chipper today until he tripped and fell in the bathroom this afternoon. The poor guy is also feeling the soreness all over his body from the fall, in general. I can't imagine how bad he must feel. I turn into a huge baby when I stub my baby toe.

Thank you for the prayers and thoughts. the kids are enjoying the groceries that Michelle brought by. The sugar(crap) cereal is a HUGE hit!!! You'd think I never shop ;)

ps- Will is trying to put sugar on his coco puffs! MAN!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sun, Jun 06, 2010 at 19:04:51 from 24.8.167.243

Oh Marion! That is such a tough thing to deal with. I hope and pray that the surgery and recovery goes well.

From pope_girl on Mon, Jun 07, 2010 at 15:30:57 from 97.117.84.60

Oh man, I'm sorry to hear that. On a positive side my brother did all that but the bones came through the skin while in a dirty river and came out of it pretty darn good. So I have high hopes for David because I know it can be done! Good luck with everything!

From Kelli on Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 00:32:23 from 71.219.93.114

OH MY GOODNESS!!!! How scary! I hope all of the healing and everything gets going and goes well! We will keep him and you in our prayers.

From Snoqualmie on Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 10:17:20 from 24.18.192.33

I'm so sorry to hear that. How frightening!! Best wishes to you both.

From Maurine/Miles on Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 17:15:42 from 63.255.172.2

My thoughts and prayers are with you guys. I wish I had known you were in my area and could have cheered you up. Except, of course, I was in Michigan that week and wouldn't have been any use.

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