There are a couple of reasons. Time is certainly and issue, as I now have two young children. Also, I’m not getting any younger (just turned 30) and thus need to be more careful about injury prevention. By the time I start sprinting again (early to mid next year) I would have had a two-year break from running (I’m currently competing in powerlifting), which would be another reason for taking it easy. I don’t want to reduce the volume too much though, as the only reason for getting back into sprinting is my desire to push my PB into sub 11 territory. I ran 11.01 in Australia in 2006, after which I moved to the UK where, due to less favourable climate and the lack of an indoor facility, I was unable to improve on that time. In mid-2008, I thus changed to powerlifting where I’m more competitive and not dependent on the weather. Athletics is my first love though, and I thus want to start sprinting again when I return to Australia next year.