Cape Girardeau man, 71, is world-class duathlete

The Southeast Missourian recently profiled Bill Logan, a world-class duathlete from Cape Girardeau: 

Bill Logan, Cape Girardeau duathlete. Credit: SEMissourian

An avid cyclist and runner, Logan has been a dedicated participant in athletic competitions since his high-school days. But high school has long since passed for the 71-year-old Perry County resident who in August won the gold medal in his age group at the 2013 Duathlon World Championships in Ottawa, Canada, the Southeast Missourian reports. . . .

Logan moved in 1980 to Cape Girardeau, where he began a 20-year career at Saint Francis Medical Center as a respiratory therapist and a nurse. And if his continued passion for cycling wasn't enough, Logan also became interested in running, and in 1990 he started competing in duathlons and marathons, the 26-plus mile road races.

"I was about 50 when I started doing that," he said. "For a single event like the marathon, things are kind of simple; you just run. But for a duathlon, you have to blend things together. For instance, you have to be careful about the transition time when you change from your running shoes into bike shoes and helmet, and then back into your running shoes after the bike ride."