Annual Run for Jacoby 5K
February 18, 2013
Rogers High School Track (Start and Finish) - Puyallup, WA
9:00 AM



Join us for a 5K Fun Run in support of Jacoby Miles. All proceeds will go to Jacoby and her family. Pets, strollers, families, walkers, joggers, runners, wheelchair - all levels welcome!



Sponsored by The Y Run Club

Jacoby's Story
On Friday, November 16, 2012, at approximately 4:30pm, Jacoby Miles, a level 9 gymnast sustained a serious neck injury while performing a routine maneuver on the uneven bars. Jacoby was practicing her double back dismount off the high bar into the pit. She opened prematurely, stating she "got lost", before her 2nd flip was complete and landed on her neck on an 8 inch mat. The paramedics were called and she was taken to St. Josephs Hospital in Tacoma, where a CAT scan showed her C4 vertebrae had dislocated sitting slightly in front of her C5. She is paralyzed from the mid chest down She was later taken to Harborview Medical Center, where she under went surgery. They found that the spinal cord had been completely pinched off but NOT SEVERED! PRAISE GOD!!! Although the Dr said using her legs again would be in the "miracle category", we are praying for and believing she can make a full recovery - she is a STRONG girl!