Breaking records...and other things

Darbi had her final meet of the season. She qualified in 3 events for the regional championships; the 1600 meter, the 800 meter and the 4X400 relay. Her first event was the 1600. She finished in 5:48, a personal record. She ran a great race and was in a few seconds of setting the school record. As it was, she has the 3rd fastest time on the school record books. Her next event was the 800. The fist lap was lightening fast and she was well on pace to break the school record. Instead, 50 meters from the line on the first lap, a girl stepped out of her lane and tripped Darbi. She went hard to the ground and layed there for a minute before she jumped up and finished the last 500 meters. By the end she was holding her arm pretty good but made a great effort to finish running the whole race. We took her to the emergency room where they X-rayed the arm and found that she had snapped her radius and cracked her ulna. They put her under and set the bone and put her in a splint. She will be in that for a week to let the swelling go down and then put her in a full arm cast for 6 - 8 weeks. She has already found the frustration of showering and such but I think has loved all the phone calls, flowers and text messages from her "peeps" all worried about her.