Not this year...

After a couple of days of serious internal deliberation, i've decided that i'm going to pull the pin on IM Melbourne this year. 

At the end of the day, it really wasn't a hard decision...

My ongoing injuries have meant that the first 10 weeks of my 20 week plan have seen me complete about 25% of what i should have completed, and i have no intention of turning up to the start line knowing i'm physically underdone.  All that will do is smash me mentally before i start. 

The plan for the rest of the season is going to involve some shorter (Sprint and Olympic) races, and maybe have another crack at Xterra Great Ocean Road.

The target is now to build my running legs slowly again from scratch.  I'm going to get my running gait properly assessed and run in the shoes which will allow me to run long.  Hopefully the right shoes, a slow build and running strength training will allow to return as a stronger runner.

I'm also hoping IM Melbourne will return in 2015 (it always sells out pretty quick, so i can't see why it wouldn't) and i'll have another crack at entering.

Next season will, hopefully, look like:

Noosa Olympic
Shepparton half IM
Challenge Melbourne half IM
Melbourne IM!

Fingers crossed!!

Thanks everybody for your support thus far, and good luck to those of you who are now less than 10 weeks (or less for those doing IMNZ) away from IM glory!!

Keep chasing your dreams peoples!!

Cheers.