Day 138: how is that possible??

So, here's the deal: I am less than three weeks away from the big day, I have not trained for more than two weeks because of a presumed coccyx injury, and today, I am told that I have to wait another week (without running) to be referred to a private sports injury specialist who will (maybe) prescribe an MRI (maybe) that same week. By then, I will therefore be 10 days away from the big day and still not have run. It is completely maddening. The combination of the bureaucracy of the National Health Systems and the blatant inefficiency of my local practice's red-tape bullshit makes for an incredibly lame (potentially even dangerous) process.

:(

I am still going to run that race, dammit! I envisage at least maintaining my level of fitness through lower-impact cardio stuff, possibly some extended cross-trainer sessions at the gym. I guess I'll have to make do with the enclosed, air-conditioned environment of the gym for now, and imagine the lovely London views, smiling fellow runners and staring foxes, instead of seeing them for real. Cheap video clips of pop aerobics music: here I come.

AaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!