Mezue nkebi ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Garcia malitere ịgba ọsọ mgbe ọ fọrọ obere ka o ruo afọ iri atọ. O buru ụzọ pụta ìhè na ọla edo na 5000 mita na Egwuregwu Mediterranean na Bari na 1997. N'afọ na-eso ya, ọ gbara onye nke iri na itoolu n'ọsọ dị mkpirikpi na
1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships wee mechaa 49th na 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Na 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships ọ gbara ọsọ ogologo wee bịa na 29th. Ọ dara iru eru maka asọmpi 5000 mita na 1999 World Championships na 2000 Olympics, mana ọ bịara nke anọ na 5000 mita na 2001 World Championships na n'afọ na-eso ya ọ ghọrọ European 5000 mita onye mmeri na 2002 European Athletics Championships.