In a blog post we were just forwarded, we have read that Gary Reed of Canada has decided to retire from the sport of track and field.  Reed, the 800 meter Silver medalist at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, had a personal best and Canadian Record of 1:43.68.  You can see his progression of times here and see his video after breaking the Canadian Record in Monaco on Flotrack.

If you don't know much about Gary, check out watch his "Get to Know" interview here.

You can check out thestar.blogs.com to read more on Gary's decision to retire from track and field, below is an excerpt.  Here is the full article.

"Gary Reed, one of Canada's top track and field athletes, has decided not to make the journey towards the 2012 London Olympics.

The 29-year-old from Victoria has only known one gear – full throttle -- in clawing his way up the ladder in one of the sport's toughest events, the men's 800 metres.

Apparently, Reed has decided he doesn't have it in him to keep pushing at that level and will make his retirement announcement Monday in Toronto with his longtime coach Wynn Gmitroski and his family and friends in attendance.

It's a tough blow for a Canadian track team that has a dearth of medal hopefuls leading to London, but not surprising in that Reed has always been very true to himself as an athlete..."