Canadian track star Gary Reed set to retire

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.