Copy of the statement put out by Keith Gerrard on
the Manxathletics.com forum last night.
Keith
has agreed to this statement going
out on the forum so all aware of his reasons for
pulling out of the team.
Due to the possibility of racing in the European U23
10,000m Championships in July and a definite entry
in the UK Champs 10km trial race in Late June (an
invitation only race) keith has decided to pull out
of the Island Games team for Rhodes 2007. His
decision was also affected by academic course
commitments at St. Mary's College. Keith would like
to thank all those who have tried to help him make
it to the Games but reluctantly he will not be able
to make it this year. Hopefully his decision will
pay dividends with some fine performances in the UK
and perhaps Europe later in the summer.