Stunning success for Geordie in Cuba (From Wimbledon Guardian)

Stunning success for Geordie in Cuba

2:19pm Friday 27th November 2009

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Brooklands College student Geordie Logan has beaten 3,000 runners from around the world in one of Cuba’s annual Marabana international road races.

The 16-year-old, in his first year of a BTEC national diploma for sports and exercise, made the trip with Hercules Wimbledon Running Club , with whom he trains six times a week.

During their visit to Cuba, the contingent stayed in basic accommodation at a Cuban college behind their National Olympic Stadium.

Geordie said: “The dormitories were very basic and water was only available twice each day. It is a poor area and it took some time to get used to the 35C heat.”

Not only did he win, Geordie set a personal best for 5km, adding: ‘The adrenalin pumped through me and that helped me to take the race even more seriously.”

Geordie ultimately has his sights on the Olympics 3km steeplechase.

“In Cuba, I was inspired by two local boxers to carry on and keep training hard to get where I want to be – the Olympics!”

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